Bobbi Rebell is an award-winning journalist and advocate for financial literacy. She was until recently the leader of the U.S. business video unit for Reuters, the largest news organization in the world. In that role she anchored business reports, interviews top newsmakers and reports on breaking news. Her work was syndicated globally and seen by millions of viewers on Reuters broadcast and online clients.Bobbi also wrote a globally syndicated personal finance column on millennials.

Her work has appeared on countless media outlets including Reuters, Fox, CNBC, CNN, NYTimes.com, WSJ.com, MSN.com, Yahoo Finance, Huffington Post, USA Today, Time.com, Money.com, NYPost.com, PBS, and many more. She began her business news career as an intern at CNN, where she worked with top journalists including Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Stuart Varney. Her first job was at CNBC, after which she went on to work at CNN and Nightly Business Report.

Bobbi has interviewed hundreds of the world's business leaders, some of whom have contributed to her first book "How to be a Financial Grownup. Proven advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams and Have Financial Freedom."
The book uses memorable stories to teach basic financial skills, inspiring readers to take control of their finances, and successfully navigate financial adulthood.

Bobbi is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Certificate in Financial Planning from New York University. She lives in New York City with her husband, their son, her teenage stepkids, and morkie Waffles.         

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Millennial parents still like to tap the Bank of Mom & Dad

The Bank of Mom & Dad is busy these days.

Millennials with kids of their own say they received $11,011 in financial support or unpaid labor, on average, from their parents in the past year, according to a recent study by TD Ameritrade.

All told, that adds up to $253 billion worth of financial assistance.

For millennials, adulthood now defined by financial freedom

Oct 10 For millennials, feeling like an adult may no longer be about starting a family and buying a house, but rather landing a job and not asking mom and dad for allowance anymore.

A new Bank of America Better Money Habits report, released Oct. 6, found "financial independence" was the top priority of about 40 percent of the 18-26 year olds they asked to define adulthood.

Before a career break, millennials need a money game plan

Until a month ago, Andrew Lampert was moving up the career ladder in New York City as a pricing manager at an auto parts company.

Now, national parks are what Lampert, 28, and his girlfriend Elise Murphy, 24, call home.

“The high cost of New York City can make it seem impossible to get by without an income and money on top,” Lampert said. “I’m staying in national parks for free, cooking on an open campfire – no rent, no cable, no utilities."