Karen Blumenthal
The Wall Street Journal.
Karen Blumenthal has been a financial journalist for more than 25 years and was the Journal's Dallas bureau chief for eight years. She is the author of four books, including two award-winning nonfiction books for young people, as well as "Grande Expectations: A Year in the Life of Starbucks' Stock" and "The Wall Street Journal Guide to Starting Your Financial Life." She works from Dallas.