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Mike Brown

Mike Brown uses data from surveys and publicly available resources to identify emerging personal finance trends and tell unique stories.

About Mike Brown

Current Role

Personal finance writer

Expertise

  • Precious Metals
  • Student Loans
  • Debt
  • Mortgages

Degrees

  • Bachelor's degree in history and political science from the University of Delaware

Personal Finance Experience

Mike’s work provides consumers with a personal finance measuring stick to make informed financial decisions.

Latest from Mike Brown

53% of Generation Z Student Debtors Believe They Will Be Aided By Student Loan Forgiveness

53% of Generation Z Student Debtors Believe They Will Be Aided By Student Loan Forgiveness

Today, when most people think of college students they think of millennials, but this is...

Are We Too Hard on Millennials? Most Senior Citizens Say It's Tougher for Younger Generation to Achieve Financial Well-Being

Are We Too Hard on Millennials? Most Senior Citizens Say It’s Tougher for Younger Generation to Achieve Financial Well-Being

Millennials have been blamed for many of the financial woes in the United States. The...

Should Amazon Get Into Virtual Currency? Banking? Insurance | LendEDU Survey

Should Amazon Get Into Virtual Currency? Banking? Insurance? | LendEDU Survey

In 2018, you would be hard-pressed to name a company more relevant to society than...

Do Student Loan Borrowers Understand Loan Fees? | LendEDU - NASFAA Collaborative Study

Do Student Loan Borrowers Understand Loan Fees? | LendEDU – NASFAA Collaborative Study

Even though student loan debt has climbed to an all-time high in the United States—with...

Best towns in texas for starting a small business

The Best 100 Towns in Texas for Starting a Small Business

Boerne, Texas has been rated by LendEDU as one of the best places in the...

Small Colleges With the Least Student Loan Debt Per Borrower in the Southwest

Colleges With the Least Student Loan Debt Per Borrower in the Southwest

The space that stretches from Los Angeles, California to El Paso, Texas along the Mexican-U.S....

Small Colleges With the Least Student Loan Debt Per Borrower in the Rockies

Colleges With the Least Student Loan Debt Per Borrower in the Rockies

The Rocky Mountains, commonly referred to as the ‘Rockies’, are a mountainous region that stretch...

Walmart vs. Amazon: Which is Cheaper?

Walmart and Amazon are two of the largest and most notable retail entities in the world. Both have a common goal: to convince...

The Cost of Hosting a Super Bowl Party in 2018

The Cost of Hosting a Super Bowl Party in 2018

Questions are abound as we prepare for Super Bowl LII this Sunday.  If there is...

small public colleges with least student debt

The 100 Small Public Colleges with the Least Student Loan Debt Per Borrower

Opposed to universities in some other countries, many public colleges in the United States have...