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John Kimelman

Financial Journalist

John Kimelman is a financial journalist and corporate content creator who has moved between writing and editing about investing, commercial banking, national politics, corporate management and other topics. John has served as a leading editor at American Banker, CNBC.com and Barron’s. Since 2018, John has freelanced for a variety of companies and journalism enterprises, including Morgan Stanley, E-Trade, Korn Ferry International, and Investopedia.