Dana Anspach
- Contributes content to MarketWatch as one of their RetireMentors.
- Has been writing as an expert on retirement related topics since 2008.
- Is a Certified Financial Planner, Retirement Management Analyst, Kolbe Certified Consultant, and a member of NAPFA (National Association Of Personal Financial Advisors), FPA (Financial Planning Association), and RIIA (Retirement Income Industry Association).
- Has been practicing since 1995.
Experience
Dana Anspach is a former writer for The Balance. She contributed to The Balance for nearly nine years.
Anspach served as Chair of the Practitioner Peer Review Committee from 2010 through 2015. She was a principal/financial advisor at Wealth Management Solutions, LLC from 2005 through 2011, and a financial advisor with 1st Global from 2001 through 2005.
Anspach earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida.
Education
Awards and Publications
- Author of "Control Your Retirement Destiny," now in its second edition.
- Author of "Social Security Sense: A Guide to Claiming Benefits for Those Age 60-70
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