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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. Mike’s work, featured in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, provides consumers with a personal finance measuring stick to make informed financial decisions.

About Mike Brown

Current Role

Personal finance reporter

Degrees

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

Latest from Mike Brown

Top 50 College Financial Literacy Programs of 2019

LendEDU's compared hundreds of colleges and universities within the United States to see what schools...

Colleges That Are Making a Difference By Improving Financial Literacy

Financial literacy levels, especially amongst young adults and college students, must always be improving. LendEDU...

Amazon vs. Walmart vs. Target Price Comparison

LendEDU compared a basket of 50 goods from Amazon, Walmart, and Target to see who...

How Much Do Americans Spend on the Lottery? | 2019 Lottery Study & Statistics

In this study, we found that U.S. citizens spent an average of $220 on the...

Study: For Those Filing For Bankruptcy, Student Loan Debt Still Lingers On

With the help of exclusive anonymized data provided by Upsolve, LendEDU found that 32% of...

Survey: Financial Goals for Americans Include Paying Off Debt, Saving for Retirement, & Building Emergency Funds

But will they ever be able to achieve those goals? In a survey of 1,000...

Dirty Money: New Research Reveals the Filthiness of Our Cash, Cards, & Coins

Using a scientific device that tests for the amount of germs on a given surface,...

Trying to Negotiate Bills? New Data Reveals Which Companies Are the Most Likely to Cut a Deal

Using exclusive data provided by Truebill, LendEDU has listed out the companies that are the...

How Student Loan Debt Has Changed Over the Past Decade: By School and State

Analyzing financial aid data voluntarily-submitted by nearly 1,000 institutions that reflects both the 2007 and...

58% of Millennials Actively Saving For Retirement; Average of $26,475 Saved

LendEDU's newest millennial study also found that few millennials are investing outside of their retirement...