Kathy Kristof is an award-winning financial journalist, who writes for the Los Angeles Times, CBS MoneyWatch, Forbes, MSN, as well as The Fiscal Times. She’s the author of Investing 101 (Bloomberg Press, 2000 and 2008); Taming the Tuition Tiger (Bloomberg, 2002); Kathy Kristof’s Complete Book of Dollars and Sense (MacMillan, 1997). She’s also a professional speaker and a frequent guest on numerous television and radio programs, including PBS’ News Hour and public radio’s MarketPlace.