Bruce Fraser

New York, NY USA
30 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I am a freelance financial writer and editorial consultant. My specialties are investing, entrepreneurship, wealth management and financial planning, small business, the environment, and energy. My writing has appeared in Crain's New York Business (goo.gl/IF1Zb), the New York Daily News (goo.gl/SWYcD), Financial Advisor (goo.gl/kKFjd), Bankrate.com (http://goo.gl/eacLd), and the Christian Science Monitor (goo.gl/Pr09h), among many others. My work includes feature articles for magazines, newspapers, and websites, op-ed content, brochures, newsletters, white papers, and books (amzn.com/1569069670). Among my corporate clients are JP Morgan, TD Ameritrade, Oppenheimer Funds, and several law firms (goo.gl/PKSRX). For more information, please see my website, bwfraser.com, or email frasernyc@aol.com.

Expertise

Content Editor (online) 5 YearsReporter 10 YearsWriter 30 Years

Specialty

Business (general) 30 YearsFinance 20 YearsPersonal Finance 5 Years

Industries

Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 20 YearsNewspaper - Local/Regional 10 YearsOnline/new media 5 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • New York Daily News (10+)
  • Financial Advisor Magazine (10+)
  • Christian Science Monitor (6-10)
  • Crain's New York Business (3-5)
  • Bankrate.com (3-5)
  • Financial Planning (3-5)
  • CNBC.com (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Fidelity Investments (1-2)
  • JP Morgan (1-2)
  • Oppenheimer Funds (1-2)

Awards

General Excellence Award, American Society of Journalists and Authors

Associations

American Society of Journalists and Authors New York Financial Writers' Association Freelance Success

Other Work History

Staff jobs at Fairchild Fashion Media and Gannett Newspapers.

Equipment

Can provide audio recorder and photographer.

References

Dorothy Hinchcliff, Managing Editor, Financial Advisor Magazine Scott Wenger, Assistant Business Editor, New York Daily News Annette Bronkesh, Public Relations

General

A greener wash
(Portfolio.com 5/3/2011)
A German company is making a pitch to American dry cleaners that they swap out their machines for a more eco-friendly version. But this kind of industrial innovation doesn't come cheap. A family-owned German chemical producer with a relatively low profile in the United States is moving...
Corporate social responsibility
(Internal Auditor 2/1/2005)
Many of today's corporate stakeholders are calling for increased sustainable development. More and more companies are heeding that call, while simultaneously realizing performance gains. In the post-Enron era, the number of companies reporting their social and environmental impact on society...
Full steam ahead
(Financial Advisor 1/1/2012)
What could have been a sad chapter for Securities America now seems to be a new lease on life for the firm. On November 7, 2011, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. said it had completed its $150 million acquisition of Securities America Financial Corp., both the broker-dealer and the...
How Not to Destroy Your Retirement Portfolio
(Bankrate.com 5/6/2013)
Describes in easy to read steps what not to do that could destroy your retirement
6 Steps to Retirement
(Bankrate.com 4/24/2013)
Advice on how to plan for your retirement in half a dozen easy steps.
Wilmington Trust offers sobering view of U.S. economy
(Private Wealth 2/8/2012)
Wilmington Trust gave a sobering assessment of the U.S. economy and in particular investment grade bonds whose stability has been comforting to investors lately. Rex Macey, chief investment officer of Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors Inc., said, "The concept of 'safe' assets and 'risky'...
New York's jewelers dangle on the costs of carats
(Crain's New York Business 12/11/2011)
High prices of diamonds have merchants looking for creative ways to find profits. Big-name retailers such as Tiffany & Co. can pass along rising diamond and metal prices to customers with nary a complaint, because many shoppers are international tourists seeking brand-name cachet, according to...