Eric Tyson, MBA, is a personal financial writer, lecturer, and counselor. He is the author of several bestselling books in the For Dummies series, including the award-winning Personal Finance for Dummies. Eric's syndicated newspaper column is read by millions of readers weekly. He is a former columnist and award-winning journalist for the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle. His website, erictyson.com, rocketed into the top one percent of financial websites within its first year of operation. Eric's work has been featured and quoted in hundreds of local and national publications and media outlets, including Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, Fox News, CNBC, and NPR. He has also been a featured speaker at a White House conference on retirement planning.
