Nathan Hamilton is cofounder of The Ascent by The Motley Fool. He has 11 years of financial industry experience under his belt and has published over 800 educational and research articles that have appeared on websites such as MSN, AOL, and Yahoo Finance. He holds an MBA in Finance from George Washington University.
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