Richard Laycock is Finder’s NYC-based lead editor & insights editor, spending the last decade data diving, writing and editing articles about all things personal finance. His musings can be found across the web including on NASDAQ, MoneyMag, Yahoo Finance and Travel Weekly. Richard studied Media at Macquarie University, including a semester abroad at The Missouri School of Journalism (MIZZOU).
Education
- Bachelor of Media, Macquarie University
- Diploma of International Communications, Sydney Institute of Business Technology
- Data Analytics, General Assembly
Educational organizations
- Macquarie University
- The Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri
- Sydney Institute of Business Technology
- General Assembly
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