Tobie Stanger is a senior editor at Consumer Reports, where she has covered personal finance topics for more than 25 years. Currently, she focuses on retirement, including choosing the right financial adviser; maximizing Social Security; attaining and maintaining financial security; preventing and avoiding scams and financial exploitation of seniors; smart spending; and leading a satisfying lifestyle in later years. She also writes about tax planning and preparation; estate planning; managing credit and debt; and the purchase and use of various insurance products.
Prior to joining Consumer Reports, Ms. Stanger worked as a business writer with daily newspapers in New Jersey. She holds graduate degrees in business and journalism from Columbia University.