Adam Palasciano is a writer over three years of experience writing about personal finance, investing, student loans, and more, for outlets like GOBankingRates, FinanceBuzz, The Penny Hoarder, and Wall ...

Chris Gallant, CFA, is a senior manager of interest rate risk for ATB Financial with 10 years of experience in the financial markets. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed ...