Janet Bodnar is deputy editor of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, for which she has written about a wide range of topics on investing, money management and the economy.
Bodnar is a nationally recognized expert in the field of children's and family finances. Her newest book, Raising Money Smart Kids (Kaplan Publishing), is a finalist in the personal finance category of the Books for a Better Life awards, honoring the best self-improvement books of 2005.
Bodnar’s Money-Smart Kids column appears regularly in Kiplinger's magazine and on the
Kiplinger Web site, and is syndicated by the New York Times.
Bodnar is also the author of 'Think $ingle! The Woman's Guide to Financial Security at Every Stage of Life,' a selection of the Washington Post's personal finance book club. She speaks frequently on the subject of women and money.
Bodnar has appeared on 'Oprah,' 'Today,' 'Good Morning America,' 'The Early Show' on CBS, and numerous programs on PBS. She has done hundreds of radio and TV interviews, and appears regularly on WUSA, the CBS-TV affiliate in Washington and WTOP, the major all-news radio station in Washington. She is a popular speaker, and has been quoted in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor to Parents and Redbook. Bodnar has been recognized by American University for excellence in personal finance reporting, and by the National Council on Family Relations for her televised reports on children and money. The audio version of her book (read by the author) received three “best of” awards, from Publishers Weekly (business category), Library Journal (nonfiction) and the Audio Publishers Association (educational category).
Prior to joining Kiplinger’s, Bodnar worked for The Providence Journal and The Washington Post. She received her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, where she was also a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics Journalism.
Married, she is the mother of three children.
Bodnar is also the author of 'Think $ingle! The Woman's Guide to Financial Security at Every Stage of Life,' a selection of the Washington Post's personal finance book club. She speaks frequently on the subject of women and money.
Bodnar has appeared on 'Oprah,' 'Today,' 'Good Morning America,' 'The Early Show' on CBS, and numerous programs on PBS. She has done hundreds of radio and TV interviews, and appears regularly on WUSA, the CBS-TV affiliate in Washington and WTOP, the major all-news radio station in Washington. She is a popular speaker, and has been quoted in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor to Parents and Redbook. Bodnar has been recognized by American University for excellence in personal finance reporting, and by the National Council on Family Relations for her televised reports on children and money. The audio version of her book (read by the author) received three “best of” awards, from Publishers Weekly (business category), Library Journal (nonfiction) and the Audio Publishers Association (educational category).
Prior to joining Kiplinger’s, Bodnar worked for The Providence Journal and The Washington Post. She received her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, where she was also a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics Journalism.
Married, she is the mother of three children.
