Marine Cole

Marine Cole

Marine Cole has been covering finance and business for a decade and has written for publications that include The Wall Street Journal, Crain's New York Business, AdvertisingAge and Pensions & Investments. She also previously worked for Dow Jones Newswires. She is originally from France and holds a masters in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Recent Stories By Marine Cole:

  • 10 Worst States for Working MothersMay 6, 2015

    Working mothers may want to avoid moving to the South, where the quality of child care leaves a lot to be desired and professional opportunities are scarce. Most of the worst states for working...

  • 10 Public Universities with the Worst Graduation RatesMay 6, 2015

    As more students choose public universities over private in order to afford tuition costs, finding the best state college or university depends on a few key statistics.  One of the most important—the...

  • For Most, Social Security Is Pocket Money—Not a PensionMay 6, 2015

    More than one-third of Americans who haven’t reached retirement age believes that Social Security will be a major source of income in their post-work years despite the ongoing funding problems of the...

  • 10 Best States for Working MothersMay 5, 2015

    If you’re a working mother, you may want to move to New England, where most states offer a more welcoming environment than in other regions of the country. Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire all...

  • Tequila’s Stunning Rise: How It Shot Up in U.S. Popularity May 5, 2015

    Americans are drinking more and better-quality tequila, and not only in margaritas on Cinco de Mayo.  Tequila sales have been growing at an average rate of 5.6 percent a year since 2002, according to...

  • A New Vicious Scam Targets Desperate HomeownersMay 4, 2015

    Since 2006, the official start of the Great Recession, more than 15 million homes have been foreclosed. But that was then.  Now, in 2015, home prices are on the rise, and the housing market has...

  • The 10 Best Islands in the WorldMay 1, 2015

    Imagine yourself on the beach with a book, a cocktail and the sound of the waves in the background, and what a better place to do that than on an idyllic island. Spring break is now in full force and...

  • 10 Worst Cities to Start a Business in 2015May 1, 2015

    If you’re about to start a business, you may want to stay away from two big urban areas -- New York and Los Angeles -- and one very attractive place for young technical wizards, San Francisco. That’s...

  • 10 Best Cities to Start a BusinessApril 30, 2015

    Some of the best places to start a business are far from entrepreneurial hubs such as San Francisco and New York. Instead, they are located in the South, where resources for small companies are often...

  • 3 New Food-Delivery Apps Make Ordering Even SimplerApril 29, 2015

    Food delivery apps are supposed to make your life easier, but unless you know exactly what you crave, using Seamless or Delivery.com can quickly become overwhelming. Two new apps have sprouted this...

  • The 4 Dangers of Self-Driving VehiclesApril 29, 2015

    Driverless vehicles are no longer science fiction. They’re a reality that could hit the road in the next few years and become a standard feature in all vehicles by the middle of the century. The...

  • Why the Rich Tend to Cheat on Their BrokersApril 28, 2015

    For affluent Americans, having more than one financial adviser has now become the norm. One in three Americans with more than $100,000 in investable assets started a relationship with a new financial...

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