What was your first job as a journalist?
Working at Money Morning
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, manual and electronic
How is social media changing news?
Makes it interactive
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Find new thinking
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Warren Buffett
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm an investor and trader first and foremost. But I like thinking and writing.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Youth hostel magazine
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Transformational personal finance topics
When's the best time to pitch you?
No particular time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Investment case from an intern
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
SPAM, probably
What's your favorite drink?
Campari
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With family
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NZ Life
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's just for rich people
