Beth Kobliner

{{Short description|American journalist and author}}

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|spouse = {{marriage|David E. Shaw|1993}}

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|education = Brown University (BA)

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Beth Kobliner (born January 18, 1965) is an American personal finance commentator, journalist and author of the New York Times bestsellers Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00EFD8173CF936A15756C0A96F9C8B63 Lieber, Ron (May 25, 2009). "Your Money; Financial Advice for Recent Graduates". New York Times.] and Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not).{{cite web|last1=Byrnes|first1=Brendan|title=An Interview With Personal Finance Expert Beth Kobliner|url=http://www.fool.com/how-to-invest/personal-finance/2014/05/28/an-interview-with-personal-finance-expert-beth-kob.aspx|website=MotleyFool.com|date=28 May 2014 |access-date=5 August 2014}} In 2010, she was appointed by President Obama to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability,[https://web.archive.org/web/20101028101803/http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/12/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts The White House (October 12, 2010). "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". Press Release. Retrieved 2011-6-5.][http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/10/14/kobliner-ketchum-among-obama-appointees-for-financial-literacy/ King, Danny (October 14, 2010). "Kobliner, Ketchum Among Obama Appointees for 'Financial Literacy' Council". Daily Finance.] and was instrumental in developing the council's Money as You Grow initiative.{{Cite web|url = http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2012/08/22/the-best-back-to-school-money-lessons-for-kids|title = USNews.com; The Best Back-to-School Money Lessons for Kids}}{{Cite web|url = http://money.msn.com/family-money/what-kids-should-know-about-money-weston.aspx|title = MSN.com; What Kids Should Know About Money|access-date = 2013-08-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130827010434/http://money.msn.com/family-money/what-kids-should-know-about-money-weston.aspx|archive-date = 2013-08-27|url-status = dead}}{{Cite news|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyrosen/2013/02/19/financial-literacy-for-all-young-americans/|title = Forbes.com; Financial Literacy for All Young Americans | first=Amy | last=Rosen}} The site, MoneyAsYouGrow.org, has reached over one million visitors.{{cite web|last1=Eisenberg|first1=Richard|title=How To Manage Your Money Better After 50|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2014/08/01/how-to-manage-your-money-better-after-50/|website=Forbes.com|access-date=5 August 2014}} In February 2014, Kobliner was appointed by President Obama to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans.{{cite web|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/26/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|date=26 February 2014 |access-date=5 August 2014}}

Kobliner is also the co-author, with her then nine-year-old son, of the 2013 children's book Jacob's Eye Patch, illustrated by Jules Feiffer.{{Cite book|url = http://books.simonandschuster.com/Jacob's-Eye-Patch/Beth-Kobliner/9781476737362|title = SimonandSchuster.com; Jacob's Eye Patch| date=24 September 2013 | isbn=9781476737362 | last1=Kobliner | first1=Beth | last2=Shaw | first2=Jacob }}{{Cite web|url = http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Jacob-Shaw/413112254|title = SimonandSchuster.com}}

Kobliner served as an advisor for Sesame Street{{'}}s financial education initiative, and appeared in an outreach video with the character Elmo.[https://blogs.forbes.com/kerryhannon/2011/04/14/from-sesame-street-to-wall-streetteaching-pre-schoolers-money-skills/ Hannon, Kerry (April 14, 2011). "Second Verse; From Sesame Street to Wall Street: Teaching Pre-Schoolers Money Skills". Forbes.]{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/sc-cons-0512-marksjarvis-20110513,0,2784711.column |title=MarksJarvis, Gail (May 13, 2011). Elmo puts kids on right street to financial literacy". Chicago Tribune. |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606002641/http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/sc-cons-0512-marksjarvis-20110513,0,2784711.column |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/elmo-sesame-street-pnc-bank-teach-kids-manage/story?id=13644072 ABCNews.com; Good Morning America (May 20, 2011). "Elmo, 'Sesame Street' and PNC Bank Team Up to Teach Kids Money Management".] She is a contributor to the Huffington Post and Mint.com,{{Cite web|url = https://www.mint.com/blog/author/beth-kobliner/|title = Mint.com}} has participated regularly in public radio's national programs The Takeaway{{Cite web |url=http://www.thetakeaway.org/people/beth-kobliner/ |title=Thetakeaway.org; People. Retrieved 2011-6-6. |access-date=2011-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717062524/http://www.thetakeaway.org/people/beth-kobliner/ |archive-date=2011-07-17 |url-status=dead }} and Marketplace, on which she discussed teens and money with her daughter in the "Beth and Becca" segment.{{Cite web|url = http://www.dailyworth.com/posts/545-Beth-Kobliner|title = DailyWorth.com}} Kobliner has been a columnist at Glamour {{Cite web|url = https://www.pbs.org/wned/more/national_advisory_board.php|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052948/http://www.pbs.org/wned/more/national_advisory_board.php|url-status = dead|archive-date = August 8, 2014|title = PBS.org; Your Life, Your Money National Advisory Board| website=PBS }} and Redbook magazines,[http://www.adweek.com/news/press/redbook-adds-new-columnists-including-man-114287 Moses, Lucia (December 16, 2009). "Redbook Adds New Columnists, Including a Man". Adweek.] and has contributed to publications including The New York Times,[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/your-money/16money.html?pagewanted=2 Lieber, Ron (April 15, 2011). "Your Money; Too Young for Finance? Think Again". The New York Times.] The Wall Street Journal,{{cite news|last1=Kobliner|first1=Beth|title=Start Early to Raise Money-Savvy Kids|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/beth-kobliner-start-early-to-raise-money-savvy-kids-1406496474|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=27 July 2014 |access-date=5 August 2014}} O: The OprahMagazine,{{Cite web|url = http://www.oprah.com/style/Fall-Shopping-Guide_1|title = Oprah.com; Fall Shopping Guide}} Parade,{{Cite web|url = http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/financial-education/Pages/kobliner.aspx|title = U.S. Department of the Treasury; Resource Center}} and Reader's Digest.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rd.com/advice/saving-money/your-credit-score-the-magic-money-number-explained/|title = Reader's Digest; Your Credit Score: The Magic Number Explained}} She was a featured correspondent[https://www.pbs.org/your-life-your-money/more/insurance.php PBS.org; Types of Insurance-Interview Highlights from Your Life, Your Money. Retrieved 2011-6-6.] and national outreach advisor[https://www.pbs.org/your-life-your-money/more/national_advisory_board.php PBS.org; Your Life, Your Money National Advisory Board. Retrieved 2011-6-6.] for the PBS special Your Life, Your Money.