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America's go-to money expert Nicole Lapin is the only finance expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. She got her start in the business world at age eighteen, reporting from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for First Business Network. Nicole went on to become the youngest anchor ever at CNN and then to claim the same title at CNBC, where she anchored the only global finance show on the network, Worldwide Exchange, while contributing financial reports to MSNBC and Today. She has served as a business anchor for Bloomberg TV and a special money correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. Nicole has been the host of the nationally-syndicated business reality competition show Hatched and contributes regular financial reports to Good Morning America. In 2023, she launched a business- and finance-focused podcast network, Money News Network.
Among the slate of shows on MNN is Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin, a daily show that consistently ranks in the top 5 on Apple's business charts. The Webby award winning show, which has more than 1000 episodes and a 5-star rating, helps listeners navigate financial news while offering tactical tips and tricks. She also co-hosts a podcast with the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer, called Help Wanted which tackles taboo money topics. Other shows on the network include Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff, Mo News, Trade Like Einstein with Peter Tuchman, Leave Your Mark, and Social Currency with Sammi Cohen.
Nicole's first two books Rich Bitch, an instant NYT Bestseller, and Boss Bitch became hits with female audiences looking to take charge of their money and careers. She has disrupted the traditionally male-dominated, boring finance space by offering actionable advice with her signature sassy and accessible style. Her third book Becoming Super Woman, which teaches women to go from burnout to balance in a simple 12-step plan, is now out along with its companion The Super Woman Journal. Nicole's fourth book Miss Independent, a Simple 12-Step Plan to Start Investing and Grow Your Own Wealth, has been a multi-week Wall Street Journal bestseller. Her latest book The Money School, based on her popular online masterclass, is out now. Lapin founded the boutique fiduciary wealth management firm Private Wealth Collective to help people build generational wealth.
Nicole has been a finance professor at The Jack Welch School of Business at Strayer University. She was named GOBankingRates' "Money Expert of The Year" for the second year in a row and is the first female winner. Nicole was also the first-ever monthly finance columnist at Hearst Magazines. Nicole has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) and Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) certifications. She graduated summa cum laude and as valedictorian of her class at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, also earning honors in political science.
