Sophia Acevedo is a banking editor at Business Insider. She has spent three and a half years as a personal finance journalist and is an expert across numerous banking topics.
Experience
Sophia leads Personal Finance Insider's banking coverage, including reviews, guides, reference articles, and news. She edits and updates articles about banks, checking and savings accounts, CD rates, budgeting, and general saving. Sophia was also a part of Business Insider's 2024 series "My Financial Life," which focused on telling stories that could help people live and spend better.
She's also covered the the following stories during her time at Business Insider:
Sophia has spent seven and a half years writing and editing as a journalist. She began her journalism career at her college newspaper, where she took on various roles.
Sophia was nominated for an Axel Springer Award for Change in 2023 for her coverage of ABLE Accounts, tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities. She was also a winner of a 2018 California Journalism Awards Campus Contest for her photography.
She loves helping people find the best solutions for their unique needs and hopes that more people will find the tools to solve their financial problems. She’s inspired by stories of everyday people adapting to their financial circumstances and overcoming their fears around money.
Expertise
Sophia's expertise includes:
Education
Sophia graduated from California State University Fullerton with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science.
Sophia is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
She is an avid reader across a variety of genres, and she started running in 2021. She ran in the 2024 Los Angeles Marathon.
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