Terry Savage

Biography

Terry Savage is a nationally known expert on personal finance, the markets, and the economy. She writes a nationally syndicated financial column for the Chicago Sun-Times. Her articles also appear online at Moneyshow.com, the popular investing website, and also have been featured on YahooFinance.com and TheStreet.com.

Terry is a frequent guest on television and radio shows including CNN, NBC, and CNBC. She has appeared several times on Oprah! She co-hosted CBS-TV`s Chicago morning show in 2010, and appears on their evening news, commenting on the markets and the economy.

She is in demand as a speaker at business meetings across the country. Her lively presentation style entertains as well as informs, whether talking about global economics, investing techniques, or personal finances.

Terry`s most recent book is The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire? Is a new edition of The Savage Truth on Money, which was named one of the ten best money books of the year by Amazon.com when the first edition came out a decade ago. Says Savage: "Those Truths remain valid, though I`ve updated guidance and numbers in this edition, which is aimed at those just starting out - or starting over!"

Terry`s financial expertise comes from experience. She started her career as a stockbroker, and became a founding member -- and the first woman trader -- on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Savage was also a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where she traded interest rate contracts and currency futures. She is a registered investment advisor for both stocks and futures.

Terry Savage has won numerous awards, including the National Press Club award for Outstanding Consumer Journalism, and the Outstanding Personal Finance Columnist award given by the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and two Emmys for her television work.

Savage takes an active role in America`s business community. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, and previously served on the boards of McDonald`s Corporation for 14 years and Pennzoil-Quaker State Corporation for 5 years. She was a recipient of the Director`s Choice Award honoring selected women who serve on America's top corporate boards.

She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan, where she won a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in American Studies.

Publications

Whether it`s the invisible chat room jockey pumping penny stocks or the silver-haired Peter Lynch hawking Fidelity Investments, finding financial advice these days is pretty easy, and for most of us the real problem is not getting advice, it`s getting good advice. Which is something that Terry Savage dispenses in good measure in The Savage Truth on Money.

It`s not that Savage has found a new way to get rich. She hasn`t. What makes this book work is her commonsense approach to attaining financial security. At the heart of Savage`s advice is the notion that getting ahead is a matter of "self-discipline," which "means making knowledgeable decisions based on a rational assessment of likely results and then sticking to your decisions in the face of emotional upheaval." Forget about sticking your head in the sand--for Savage, knowledge is power, and knowledge begins when you examine your own relationship to money. She encourages getting online as way to manage your finances, educate yourself, and seek out new opportunities. The book is filled with insights on topics such as risk management, investing in mutual funds, saving for college, and buying insurance.

Titles

The Savage Truth, 2012 Economic Outlook!
Key Issues:
-How will 2012 Campaign Politics Impact the Economy, The Markets?
-A look at Federal Reserve Policy: The Outlook for Inflation & The Dollar
-The Tax Outlook: The Impact of Uncertainty
-The Global Financial System: Is it Ready for the Next Shock?
-Financial Markets: Stock & Commodity Prices - Cause or Effect?

The Savage Report

The Savage Number - How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?