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E. Napoletano is a former financial adviser and contributor to Yahoo Finance, focusing on demystifying consumers’ most pressing financial concerns, including real estate, retirement, inflation, personal finance, and the ever-mercurial stock market. Throughout an 11-year freelance career, E.’s reported on topics spanning business, marketing, investing, and personal finance for publications like Forbes Advisor, Entrepreneur Magazine, American Express OPEN/Insights, and more. Before contributing to Yahoo Finance, E. was an editor for Fortune Recommends and the managing editor for investing at MagnifyMoney, leading the publication’s coverage of investing and retirement topics.

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