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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

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The Drawbacks and Deceptions of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the top social network site for business and employment-orientated purposes, but a new LendEDU poll revealed that the site may have...

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In 2017, most people reach for the plastic in their wallets, not the paper. Since...

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What Do College Students Think About Safe Spaces?

Safe spaces, whether you agree with them or not, have grown in popularity recently and...

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What are the Safest Cities in Each State?

On This Page: A number of important factors play a role in deciding which neighborhood is the best to settle down in. Does this town...

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Best Mobile Payment Apps – Survey & Report

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Bumble for Dating? Tinder for Hookups? Now We Know Where to Swipe.

Our blog post found that most Tinder users are not looking for relationships. We found that...

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Is Tinder a Match for Millennials?

There used to be a time when online dating was stigmatized as a last ditch effort from lonely, socially awkward people seeking romance,...

Student Loan Cosigner Survey & Report

Student Loan Cosigner Survey & Report

What are the financial impacts a student loan cosigner faces? To answer that, LendEDU surveyed parents who have a cosigned a student loan...

Which Colleges Give the Best Return on Investment?

LendEDU's fifth annual College Risk-Reward Indicator report shows the colleges and universities across the nation...