Jennifer Streaks

Jennifer Streaks is a Personal Finance Expert and Journalist who writes about credit and all things money for Business Insider. Committed to financial literacy and economic empowerment, she has covered financial topics for over a decade, writing about her own experiences and sharing her expertise to give consumers actionable financial advice.

Along with exploring credit scores, credit reports, and how to build credit, Jennifer analyzes how current economic trends impact everyday people and offers her expert advice on budgeting, saving, and growing wealth in today’s economy. She regularly appears as an on-air financial commentator on programs like Good Morning America, Yahoo! Finance, CBS, and MSNBC.

Experience

Before joining Business Insider, Jennifer was a financial contributor for CNBC and covered personal finance, entrepreneurship, tech, and the economy for Forbes. Her work has appeared in TheGrio, Black Enterprise, and USA Today. 

Jennifer is also the author of "Thrive! ... Affordably: Your Month-to-Month Guide to Living Your Best Life Without Breaking the Bank." The book offers advice, tips, and financial management lessons geared toward helping the reader highlight strengths, identify missteps, and take control of their finances.

Jennifer’s most important financial advice to her friends is to always have an emergency fund.

Expertise

Jennifer’s expertise includes:

• Credit scores

• Credit history

• Credit reports

• Budgeting

• Saving 

• Housing 

• Retirement

• The economy

• Financial trends

Education

Jennifer earned an MBA from The Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business and completed the Wharton Seminar for Business Journalists.

Jennifer is based in New York City.