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TJ Porter

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Freelance personal finance writer covering credit cards, bank accounts, investing, and everything in between.

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TJ Porter has over seven years of experience as a personal finance writer covering investing, stocks, ETFs, banking, credit, and more. He has written dozens of personal finance sites like the Balance, Bankrate, Credit Karma, MoneyCrashers, and more.

TJ's brush with personal finance began as he looked for ways to stretch his own dollars, through deals or reward points. In all of his writing, TJ aims to provide easy to understand and actionable content that can help readers make financial choices…

TJ Porter’s Journalist Portfolio

Call Options vs. Put Options: The Difference

Call Options vs. Put Options: The Difference

Gives the holder the right to buy shares Gives the holder the right to sell shares Option seller has unlimite…

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Who Benefits From Inflation: Borrowers or Lenders?

Who Benefits From Inflation: Borrowers or Lenders?

Inflation causes money to lose value over time. Over time, prices for goods and services tend to increase. Th…

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What Is Net Income? | Bankrate

What Is Net Income? | Bankrate

Net income is a measure of how much money a person, or a business, makes after accounting for all costs. In t…

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Best ESG ETFs To Buy

Best ESG ETFs To Buy

Feel good about what you invest in: Some people feel strongly about supporting companies with good practices …

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How Many Names Can Be On A Mortgage? | Bankrate

How Many Names Can Be On A Mortgage? | Bankrate

You're ready to buy a house, but you're buying it with other people. Can you all put your names on the mortga…

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Mutual Funds vs. Index Funds: What's the Difference?

Mutual Funds vs. Index Funds: What's the Difference?

Give investors a way to get exposure to many securities at once Give investors a way to get exposure to many …

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Articles

Super savers: How much is too much to put in a savings account?

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Having cash in savings gives you security — the ability to handle a surprise car repair, a medical bill, or a sudden job loss without going into debt. But there’s a real cost to keeping too much money in a savings account, and it’s one a lot of people overlook. kAm%96 :DDF6 :D?’E D276EJ] p D2G:?8D 244@F?E 2E 2?
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Where to get a money order: Best places to purchase one

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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon until noon Tuesday for Highway 93 Eureka to Whitefish, Highway 37 Eureka to Libby, Highway 56 Bull MSU to face Yale in FCS playoffs after Bulldogs' comeback win The Montana State Bobcats football team earned a first round playoff bye this week after finishing their regular season 10-2 and earning the #2 seed in the FCS Vincent Logging, a family-owned logging company in Libby is working with Hecla Mining Company to manage its...
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Where to get a money order: Best places to purchase one

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| WSTM-TV (Syracuse, NY) Verified
See how much new widespread snow you will get through Tuesday EV chargers are now available at Northern Onondaga Public Library in Brewerton $100K worth of baby formula donated to Food Bank of CNY after price-gouging settlement Get ready to do more shoveling, next storm hits Syracuse on Tuesday
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I wrote about video games and eSports, eventually working for the now defunct Echo Fox.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Microsoft Word and Gmail

When's the best time to pitch you?

Send me an email anytime.
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