As financial editor for one of the first Internet portals, Mr. Armstrong, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Virginia, rose to prominence as a financial strategist during the formative days of the Internet. This appointment brings him back to the company that launched him. “It’
A New York Times Best Selling author, Frank Armstrong’s book The Informed Investor was cited by Business Week as one of the best investment books of 2002. His first publication, Investment Strategies for the 21st Century, hailed as a masterpiece of non-technical finance and investment advice, ranks among the first finance books published on the Internet and serialized in multiple languages.
Previously, Armstrong served as the chief financial planning and investment strategist for DirectAdvice.com, and columnist for Fundsinteractive.com. He is a Certified Financial Planner ®, a Chartered Life Underwriter, an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst (AIFA), a registered investment advisor and is a Paladin Registry Five-Star advisor. An Air Force veteran with over 35 years experience in the securities and financial services industry, he currently serves as the Chairperson of the Investor Solutions Investment Committee, which he founded in 1992.
Armstrong’s articles for Morningstar range from retirement advice to wealth management and tax planning and can be found online at http://www.morningstar.com/
