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Editor-in-Chief
  
Jonathan Dahl

Total circulation(2011)
  
812,305

Final issue
  
September 2012

Frequency
  
Monthly

Year founded
  
1992

Company
  
Dow Jones & Company

SmartMoney

SmartMoney was the Wall Street Journal's magazine of personal business. The finance magazine launched in 1992 by Hearst Corporation and Dow Jones & Company. Its first editor was Norman Pearlstine. In 2010, Hearst sold its stake to Dow Jones. The September 2012 edition was the last paper edition. Its content was merged into MarketWatch in 2013.

SmartMoney's target market is affluent professional and managerial business people needing personal finance information. Regular topics include ideas for saving, investing, and spending, as well as coverage of technology, automotive, and lifestyle subjects including travel, fashion, wine, music, and food.

Notable alumni

  • Norman Pearlstine (SmartMoney magazine)—chief content officer of Bloomberg L.P.
  • Gerri Willis (SmartMoney magazine, SmartMoney.com)—CNN anchor
  • James B. Stewart (SmartMoney magazine)—New York Times columnist
  • References

    SmartMoney Wikipedia


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