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Richard Laycock

Richard Laycock

Lead Editor & Insights Editor

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

Latest articles by Richard Laycock

17 articles written by this author

How Canada will be investing in 2022

Finder's Retail Investor Sentiment Report polled 39,573 Internet users across 26 countries to see how they'll be investing their money in 2022.

Richard Laycock 11 February 2022
How Canada will be investing in 2022

Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index

Finder's Cryptocurrency Adoption Index measures the growth of cryptocurrencies across the world through a regular survey.

Richard Laycock 17 October 2021
Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) stats

The Finder Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) report looks into the biggest regrets people have using BNPL services in 23 countries.

Richard Laycock 11 October 2021
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) stats

Ethereum (ETH) price prediction 2024

We asked over 25 industry specialists how they predict the price of Ethereum will move until 2030.

Richard Laycock 21 July 2021
Ethereum (ETH) price prediction 2024

Bank of Canada interest rate forecast report

The entire panel believes the Bank of Canada will hold the rate July 14.

Richard Laycock 14 July 2021
Bank of Canada interest rate forecast report

World stock market: How Canadian investors rank globally

Finder surveyed more than 23,650 investors worldwide to learn where and how people invest their money.

Nicole McKnight & Richard Laycock 8 June 2021
World stock market: How Canadian investors rank globally

Canadian mortgage statistics

Discover average mortgage sizes around Canada and much more with our comprehensive guide to mortgage statistics.

Richard Laycock 16 December 2020
Canadian mortgage statistics

Student loan regret

Furthering education shouldn't be a decision you regret, but 81% of Canadians who took out a student loan would rethink their decision. Those findings and more from Finder's student loan regret survey.

Richard Laycock 25 August 2020
Student loan regret

Compare life insurance for over 50 in Canada

Find out what life insurance policy to get if you're over 50, and how to get affordable premiums.

Richard Laycock 12 June 2020
Compare life insurance for over 50 in Canada

Doomsday Prepper Statistics

46% of Canadian adults have prepped for an emergency, but just 4% have prepped for a pandemic specifically, according to the latest data from Finder.

Richard Laycock 16 March 2020
Doomsday Prepper Statistics
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