Jayne Pearl is the author of the highly acclaimed book, Kids and Money: Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially. PBS, WGN Chicago, the Christian Science Monitor, CNBC’s Power Lunch, NPR, Reuters, Money.CNN.com, Forbes, Bankrate.com, and US News & World Report are among the media that have interviewed her as an expert on the topic.

She was former senior editor of Family Business magazine, to which she has contributed for more than 15 years. Ms. Pearl began her career at Forbes, was editor of a nationally syndicated daily business public-radio show, and worked as editor of Tom (“In Search of Excellence”) Peters’ newsletter. She has coauthored and ghostwritten several books and hundreds of articles about family business, personal finance and business management.

She has been a freelance writer for the past 15 years while raising her son, Ryan, who is now a teenager and professional jazz/funk/rock guitar player and singer.

Ms. Pearl is also an entertaining speaker, traveling throughout the country sharing her expertise with children, parents and their financial advisors.

To find out more about Ms. Pearl's freelance writing and editing, visit www.jaynepearl.com.