Derek Silva

Derek is a writer and editor who has spent years covering taxes, estate planning, and other personal finance topics. He also loves using data to tell stories. Derek has also written for Atticus, SmartAsset, and Policygenius, with his work being covered by Yahoo Finance, MSN, Business Insider, and CNBC, among others. Follow him on Twitter @cylonderek.


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