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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What Do College Students Think About Safe Spaces?
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Best Mobile Payment Apps – Survey & Report
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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...