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Jill Gianola Author

Jill Gianola, a published author, teacher, speaker, and nationally known financial planner, has seen first-hand how women who are equipped with the know-how to make smart financial choices have changed their lives. Founder of Gianola Financial Planning, Gianola’s work has been recognized by such publications as Mutual Funds magazine, which named her one of the top 100 planners in the US, and Money magazine,which featured her advice in "Secrets of America's Top Advisors." Gianola is the author of The Young Couple’s Guide to Growing Rich Together. Gianola also wrote a regular column as the family finances expert for iVillage, a woman-focused website, and was the author of the “Your Money Questions Answered” column for AllYou. In addition to her work with her own clients, Gianola reaches a broader audience through the national financial press. She has been quoted regularly, including in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s, and Barron’s, and she has appeared on personal finance segments on CNBC and CNN-fn. Gianola has taught personal finance courses at Ohio State University, Franklin University, and Columbus State Community College, and economics at Wittenberg University.

Margaret Price is an editor, author, and award-winning journalist. She has been an editor at Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine, international editor at Crain Communications’ Pensions & Investments magazine and senior editor at Treasury & Risk Management magazine. She also has written for such prominent publications as Investor’[s Business Daily, New York Daily News, Newsday newspaper and the Christian Science Monitor. Price is a member and past president of the New York Financial Writers’ Association. She also is the author of the book, Emerging Stock Markets, A Complete Investment Guide to New Markets Around the World. Active in her community, she is co-chair of the Women & Families Committee of Community Board 8-Manhattan. She also is a 2021 recipient of a New York State Woman of Distinction award, presented by State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright.