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{{short description|American personal finance magazine and website}}
{{short description|American personal finance magazine and website}}
{{redirect|Money Magazine|the Hong Kong TV programme|Money Magazine (TV program)}}
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| former_name = Money Magazine
| former_name = Money Magazine
| logo = File:Money.com_Logo.png
| logo = File:Money.com_Logo.png
| url = {{URL|money.com}}
| url = {{url|money.com}}
| commercial = Yes
| commercial = Yes
| type = [[Personal finance]]
| type = [[Personal finance]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]: [https://www.money.com money.com]
[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: [https://www.money.com/es/ money.com/es/]
| founded = October 1972 (as Money Magazine)
| founded = 1972 (as Money Magazine)
| predecessor = [[Time Inc.]]
| successor = Money Group, LLC
| successor = Money Group, LLC
| area_served = [[US]]
| area_served = United States
| owner = Money Group, LLC
| owner = Money Group, LLC
| launch_date = April 1995 (as Money.com)
| launch_date = 2014 (as Money.com)
| current_status = Active
| current_status = Active
| issn = 0149-4953
| issn = 0149-4953
| headquarters = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| headquarters = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| country = [[US]]
| country = U.S.
| CEO = Greg Powel
| CEO = Greg Powel
| industry = [[Financial services]], [[Media]]
| industry = [[Financial services]], [[Media (communication)|Media]]
| products = [[Financial calculator]]s, Budgeting Tools, Investment comparison
| products = [[Financial calculator]]s, Budgeting Tools, Investment comparison
| services = Personal finance advice, News and analysis, Financial product reviews, Educational resources.
| services = Personal finance advice, News and analysis, Financial product reviews, Educational resources.
| logo_caption = Money.com Logo
| logo_caption =
}}
}}


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'''''Money''''' is an American brand and a [[personal finance]] website owned by Money Group. From its 1972 founding until 2018, it was a monthly magazine published by [[Time Inc.]] and subsequently by [[Meredith Corporation]] from 2018 to 2019. Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from credit cards, mortgages, insurance, banking, and investing to family finance issues, including paying for college, credit, career, and home improvement. It also publishes an annual list of "America's Best Places to Live".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-business-magazines-4176680 |title=The 8 Best Business Magazines of 2020 |last=Delbridge |first=Emily |date=November 21, 2019 |website=The Balance Small Business |access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>


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==History==
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'''''Money''''' is an American [[personal finance]] brand and website owned by Ad Practitioners LLC and formerly also a monthly magazine, first published by [[Time Inc.]] (1972–2018) and later by [[Meredith Corporation]] (2018–2019). Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from credit cards, mortgages, insurance, banking and investing to family finance issues like paying for college, credit, career and home improvement. It is well known for its annual list of "America's Best Places to Live".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-business-magazines-4176680 |title=The 8 Best Business Magazines of 2020 |last=Delbridge |first=Emily |date=November 21, 2019 |website=The Balance Small Business |access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
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The first issue of ''Money'' magazine was published in October 1972 by [[Time Inc.]]<ref name="psa">{{Cite web|url=http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|title=Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation|work=PSA Research Center|access-date=February 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115225953/http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|archive-date=November 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The magazine, along with ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'', partnered with sister cable network [[CNN]] in CNNMoney.com after the discontinuation of the [[CNNfn]] business news channel in 2005. In 2014, after Time Inc.'s spin-off from its parent company Time Warner, which also owned CNN, Money launched its website, Money.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/fortune-money-spin-cnnmoneycom-158054/ |url-access=subscription |date=June 1, 2014 |first=Emma |last=Bazilian |title=Fortune, Money Spinoff From CNNMoney.com|website=Adweek|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref>


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After Meredith Corporation acquired Time Inc. at the beginning of 2018, ''Money'' was put up for sale. In April 2019, Meredith announced the discontinuation of Money's print publication, focusing instead on its digital platform, Money.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/money-magazine-no-longer-for-sale-going-digital-only/ |url-access=subscription |first=Sara |last=Jerde |date=April 17, 2019 |title=Money Magazine Is No Longer for Sale, and It's Going Digital Only|website=Adweek|language=en-US|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> The last print issue was published in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aprfinder.com/final-money-magazine-issue-mailed-subscribers-midyear-investors-guide-june-july-2019|title=Final Money Magazine Issue: Midyear Investors Guide (June / July 2019)|website=APRfinder.com|date=July 10, 2019 }}</ref>
{{As of|April 2020}}, the website draws more than 10 million unique visitors per month.<ref name=":0" />


In October 2019, Meredith Corporation sold the ''Money'' brand and website to Money Group, formerly known as Ad Practitioners LLC,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://moneygroup.pr/about/ | title=About }}</ref> a [[Puerto Rico]]-based media and advertising company which operates ConsumersAdvocate.org.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.foliomag.com/meredith-sells-money-magazine-brand-nearly-two-years-time-inc-acquisition/|title=Meredith Sells Money Magazine Brand, Nearly Two Years After Time Inc. Merger|date=October 22, 2019|website=Folio|language=en-US|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref> In 2023, Money added ''Best Cars''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Cars |url=https://money.com/best-cars/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Money.com}}</ref> and ''Best Hospitals''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Hospitals |url=https://money.com/best-hospitals/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Money.com}}</ref> to their roster of flagships, joining their existing ''Best Places to Live'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Places to Live |url=https://money.com/best-places-to-live/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Money.com}}</ref> ''Best Places to Travel'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Places to Travel |url=https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Money.com}}</ref> ''Best Colleges'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Colleges |url=https://money.com/best-colleges/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Money.com}}</ref> and ''Best Banks''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Banks |url=https://money.com/best-banks/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Money.com}}</ref> annual franchises.
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==History==
The first issue of ''Money'' magazine was published in October 1972 by [[Time Inc.]]<ref name="psa">{{Cite web|url=http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|title=Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation|work=PSA Research Center|access-date=February 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115225953/http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|archive-date=November 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Products and services ==
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The magazine, along with ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'', partnered with sister cable network [[CNN]] in CNNMoney.com after the discontinuation of the [[CNNfn]] business news channel in 2005. In 2014, following Time Inc.'s spin-off from its parent company Time Warner, which also owned CNN, Money launched its website, Money.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/fortune-money-spin-cnnmoneycom-158054/ |url-access=subscription |date=June 1, 2014 |first=Emma |last=Bazilian |title=Fortune, Money Spinoff From CNNMoney.com|website=Adweek|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref>
Money's website includes financial news coverage, informational content on credit, loans, insurance, investing, and personal finance, and individual and comparative product and service reviews of companies across those industries. Money employs an editorial team of financial experts, reporters, journalists, and writers with offices in Puerto Rico and [[New York (state)|New York]].


==Legacy and honors==
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After Meredith Corporation acquired Time Inc. at the beginning of 2018, ''Money'' was put up for sale. In April 2019, Meredith announced the discontinuation of ''Money''{{'}}s print publication due to a lack of buyers, choosing instead to focus on the digital platform, Money.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/money-magazine-no-longer-for-sale-going-digital-only/ |url-access=subscription |first=Sara |last=Jerde |date=April 17, 2019 |title=Money Magazine Is No Longer for Sale, and It's Going Digital Only|website=Adweek|language=en-US|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> The last print issue was published in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aprfinder.com/final-money-magazine-issue-mailed-subscribers-midyear-investors-guide-june-july-2019|title=Final Money Magazine Issue: Midyear Investors Guide (June / July 2019)|website=APRfinder.com|date=July 10, 2019 }}</ref> The remaining subscribers were transferred to ''[[Kiplinger's Personal Finance]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/336779/kiplinger-acquires-portion-of-money-magazines-s.html|title=Kiplinger Acquires Portion Of 'Money' Magazine's Subscribers|last=Guaglione|first=Sara|date=June 7, 2019|website=mediapost.com|language=en|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref>


In its 50+ year history, ''Money Magazine'' has won numerous awards and honors including:
In October 2019, Meredith Corporation sold the ''Money'' brand and website to Money Group, formerly known as Ad Practitioners LLC,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://moneygroup.pr/about/ | title=About }}</ref> a Puerto Rico-based media and advertising company that operates ConsumersAdvocate.org.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.foliomag.com/meredith-sells-money-magazine-brand-nearly-two-years-time-inc-acquisition/|title=Meredith Sells Money Magazine Brand, Nearly Two Years After Time Inc. Merger|date=October 22, 2019|website=Folio|language=en-US|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref> The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Ad Practitioners LLC has not announced plans to relaunch a print version of ''Money''.

* Emmy award nomination (2020) for mini-documentary “Rise Above,” featuring Amanda Nguyen<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwauKlmByFI&t=2s Rise Above - Emmy Nomination Video]</ref>
* Gerald Loeb Award Winners for Personal Finance (2016,<ref>[https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-anderson-school-honors-2016-gerald-loeb-award-winners UCLA Anderson School honors 2016 Gerald Loeb Award winners]</ref> 2017 <ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-announces-2017-gerald-loeb-award-winners-300480932.html UCLA Anderson School announces 2017 Gerald Loeb Award winners]</ref>)
* Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) Distinguished Achievement Award (1998)<ref>[https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/signature-events/gerald-loeb-awards/winners/historical-winners Historical Winners of Gerald Loeb Awards]</ref> <ref>[https://sabew.org/contestsawards/distinguished-achievement-award-recipients/ SABEW - Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients]</ref>
* [[National Magazine Award]]s for Personal Service (1988)<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/29/arts/the-atlantic-receives-3-magazine-awards.html The Atlantic Receives 3 Magazine Awards - The New York Times]</ref>
* [[National Magazine Award]]s for Public Interests (1987)<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/03/national-magazine-awards-nominees-and-winners/307362/ National Magazine Awards Nominees and Winners - The Atlantic]</ref>
* [[National Magazine Award]]s for General Excellence (1986)<ref>[https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,961317,00.html Time Magazine Article]</ref>

''Money’s'' art department has won several awards including:
* International Motion Art Awards 11 Winner Animation (2023)
* American Illustration 42, Selected and Chosen Winner (2023)
* The Society of Illustrators, Illustrators 64 Exhibit (2022)
* American Illustration 41, Selected and Chosen Winner (2022)
* American Illustration 40, Chosen Winner (2021)
* American Illustration 39, Chosen Winner (2020)


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[NerdWallet]]
* [[Bankrate]]
* [[Bankrate]]
* [[CreditKarma]]
* [[Credit Karma]]
* [[Investopedia]]
* [[LendingTree]]
* [[LendingTree]]
* [[MarketWatch]]
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* [[NerdWallet]]
* [[WalletHub]]
* [[WalletHub]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://money.com/}}
*{{Official website|https://money.com/}}
*[https://twitter.com/money Money's official Twitter]
* [https://money.com/archives/ Money’s Archive]
*[https://www.instagram.com/moneymag/ Money's official Instagram]
*[https://www.tiktok.com/@moneymagazine Money's official TikTok]


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"Money (magazine)" redirects here. For other uses, see Money (disambiguation).

Money
FormerlyMoney Magazine
Type of site
Personal finance
Available inEnglish: money.com Spanish: money.com/es/
Founded1972 (as Money Magazine)
Successor(s)Money Group, LLC
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico,
U.S.
Area servedUnited States
OwnerMoney Group, LLC
CEOGreg Powel
IndustryFinancial services, Media
ProductsFinancial calculators, Budgeting Tools, Investment comparison
ServicesPersonal finance advice, News and analysis, Financial product reviews, Educational resources.
URLmoney.com
CommercialYes
Launched2014 (as Money.com)
Current statusActive
ISSN0149-4953

Money is an American brand and a personal finance website owned by Money Group. From its 1972 founding until 2018, it was a monthly magazine published by Time Inc. and subsequently by Meredith Corporation from 2018 to 2019. Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from credit cards, mortgages, insurance, banking, and investing to family finance issues, including paying for college, credit, career, and home improvement. It also publishes an annual list of "America's Best Places to Live".[1]

History

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The first issue of Money magazine was published in October 1972 by Time Inc.[2] The magazine, along with Fortune, partnered with sister cable network CNN in CNNMoney.com after the discontinuation of the CNNfn business news channel in 2005. In 2014, after Time Inc.'s spin-off from its parent company Time Warner, which also owned CNN, Money launched its website, Money.com.[3]

After Meredith Corporation acquired Time Inc. at the beginning of 2018, Money was put up for sale. In April 2019, Meredith announced the discontinuation of Money's print publication, focusing instead on its digital platform, Money.com.[4] The last print issue was published in June 2019.[5]

In October 2019, Meredith Corporation sold the Money brand and website to Money Group, formerly known as Ad Practitioners LLC,[6] a Puerto Rico-based media and advertising company which operates ConsumersAdvocate.org.[7] In 2023, Money added Best Cars[8] and Best Hospitals[9] to their roster of flagships, joining their existing Best Places to Live,[10] Best Places to Travel,[11] Best Colleges,[12] and Best Banks[13] annual franchises.

Products and services

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Money's website includes financial news coverage, informational content on credit, loans, insurance, investing, and personal finance, and individual and comparative product and service reviews of companies across those industries. Money employs an editorial team of financial experts, reporters, journalists, and writers with offices in Puerto Rico and New York.

Legacy and honors

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In its 50+ year history, Money Magazine has won numerous awards and honors including:

Money’s art department has won several awards including:

  • International Motion Art Awards 11 Winner Animation (2023)
  • American Illustration 42, Selected and Chosen Winner (2023)
  • The Society of Illustrators, Illustrators 64 Exhibit (2022)
  • American Illustration 41, Selected and Chosen Winner (2022)
  • American Illustration 40, Chosen Winner (2021)
  • American Illustration 39, Chosen Winner (2020)

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Delbridge, Emily (November 21, 2019). "The 8 Best Business Magazines of 2020". The Balance Small Business. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation" (PDF). PSA Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Bazilian, Emma (June 1, 2014). "Fortune, Money Spinoff From CNNMoney.com". Adweek. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Jerde, Sara (April 17, 2019). "Money Magazine Is No Longer for Sale, and It's Going Digital Only". Adweek. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Final Money Magazine Issue: Midyear Investors Guide (June / July 2019)". APRfinder.com. July 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "About".
  7. ^ "Meredith Sells Money Magazine Brand, Nearly Two Years After Time Inc. Merger". Folio. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Best Cars". Money.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Best Hospitals". Money.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Best Places to Live". Money.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Best Places to Travel". Money.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Best Colleges". Money.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Best Banks". Money.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  14. ^ Rise Above - Emmy Nomination Video
  15. ^ UCLA Anderson School honors 2016 Gerald Loeb Award winners
  16. ^ UCLA Anderson School announces 2017 Gerald Loeb Award winners
  17. ^ Historical Winners of Gerald Loeb Awards
  18. ^ SABEW - Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
  19. ^ The Atlantic Receives 3 Magazine Awards - The New York Times
  20. ^ National Magazine Awards Nominees and Winners - The Atlantic
  21. ^ Time Magazine Article
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