Richard Laycock is Finder’s NYC-based senior content manager & 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
Latest articles by Richard Laycock
109 articles written by this author
Getting yourself ready for retirement
A look into how much savings you need stashed away depending on your age.

$265 billion in student loan debt may not get paid
22% of borrowers say they won't be able to afford student loan repayments when they resume.

AI Anxiety Index: Are you worried about AI replacing jobs?
Finder's AI Anxiety Index takes a pulse of US households on how concerned they are about AI replacing jobs.

Father’s Day spending
How much will we be spending on dad for Father's Day in 2023?

New business statistics: 2005 to July 2023
Data related to the number of business applications lodged in the US each year, along with how many of those may turn into fully fledged businesses.

Summer gas price spike
Projection of how much gas prices will go up over summer 2023.

Which holiday is the deadliest traffic day?
Find out which holiday is the deadliest traffic day in the US.

Trust in banks
Report on banking confidence in the US including demographic breakdowns.

Finder Money Newsletter: May 10, 2023
Your place to check out the latest Finder Money Newsletter.

List of bank failures: 2000 to 2023
A breakdown of every bank collapse since 2000.
