Deborah L. Jacobs is a lawyer, entrepreneur and award-winning journalist who has covered everything from travel to taxes. Her articles, for The New York Times, Bloomberg Wealth Manager, Businessweek and many other publications, have been widely cited and circulated. Readers appreciate her clear, concise explanations of complex subjects and her ability to combine real-life stories with reassuring, practical advice.

Jacobs is a former senior editor at Forbes, where she wrote for the “Money & Investing” section of Forbes magazine and was a key contributor to its bi-annual Investment Guide. She also wrote a heavily trafficked personal finance blog for Forbes Media.

Since leaving Forbes, Jacobs has shifted her focus overseas. She currently lives like a local for three months of the year in France, and has become a Southeast Asian snowbird. Jacobs has chronicled these experiences for various publications, including Next Avenue, The Straits Times, the South China Morning Post and on her own blog. (You can use the sign-up box below to subscribe.)

A dynamic speaker, Jacobs has been interviewed by reporters from many different media outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg News, U.S. News & World Report, MarketWatch, Reuters and CBS TV.

A native of New York and a graduate of Barnard College, Jacobs received her J.D. degree from Columbia Law School and her M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in New York City.