John is an award-winning journalist, speaker, editorial consultant and author, with more than four decades of experience helping people make smart, informed decisions. John currently serves as a personal finance blogger for Forbes.com, and previously written regular columns for Reuters and Bloomberg News. His other work has appeared in the New York Times, Next Avenue, The Financial Times and other global outlets. John’s writing focuses on topics including aging, retirement, the environment financial planning, investor protection and innovation.

His latest book is "Lincolnomics." He has also written 18 other books including "Lightning Strikes," a biography of Nikola Tesla; retirement investing guides and "Keynes's Way to Wealth: Timeless Investment Lessons from the Great Economist.".

He holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago. As a speaker and media guest, he's appeared on CNBC, CNN, Fox, NPR, MSNBC, NBC, PBS and radio stations from Australia to Israel. He's spoken across North America.