A selection of my published work.
Business profile/interview for Fortune:
Opinion
- The problem: Americans don’t know the Quran, USA Today, Sept. 10, 2010 | Web
- Threat to burn Quran should be call to educate, The Detroit Free Press, Sept. 11, 2010 | PDF
- Not all Muslims welcome in Pakistan, WashingtonPost.com, Nov. 29, 2008 | Web
Personal finance features and department pieces for Money/CNNMoney.com
- Face to face: How to talk to your aging parents about money, Money/CNNMoney.com, April 2013 | PDF, Web
- A homey image starts to fray, Money/CNNMoney.com, April 2013 | PDF, Web
- Feature: The 15 freshest money apps and websites, Money/CNNMoney.com, March 2013 | PDF, Web
- Face to face: How to ask a pal or relative to pay you back, Money/CNNMoney.com, March 2013 | PDF, Web
- When older is better, Money/CNNMoney.com, January/February 2013 | PDF, Web
- Save on calls and cash abroad, Money/CNNMoney.com, January/February 2013 | PDF, Web
- Face to face: How to tackle your spouse’s overspending, Money/CNNMoney.com, January/February 2013 | PDF, Web
- Don’t dilute your donation, Money/CNNMoney.com, December 2012 | PDF, Web
- Feature: The high cost of saying goodbye, Money/CNNMoney.com, November 2012 | PDF, Web (Winner, 2012 SABEW Best in Business Award)
- Feature: Get it for free!, Money/CNNMoney.com, August 2012 | PDF, Web
- Feature: Readers to the rescue, Money/CNNMoney.com, July 2012 | PDF
- Feature: 35 best money apps, Money/CNNMoney.com, June 2012 | PDF, Web 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Inside tips from our deal maven, Money, May 2012 | PDF
- Feature: Best deals on everything, Money/CNNMoney.com, May 2012 | PDF, Web
- Money Hero: Holly Petraeus, defender of military families, Money/CNNMoney.com, April 2012 | PDF, Web
- If you snooze, you don’t lose, Money/CNNMoney.com, April 2012 | PDF, Web
- New financial bureau targets loan fine print, Money/CNNMoney.com, March 2012 | PDF, Web
- Yes, you can dump your bank, Money/CNNMoney.com, January-February 2012 | PDF, Web
- Feature: Seven secrets to super customer service, Money/CNNMoney.com, December 2011 | PDF, Web
- Feature: What to do with $1,000, $10,000 and $50,000 now, Money, November 2011 | PDF to come
- Three ways to cut your everyday bills, Money/CNNMoney.com, October 2011 | PDF, Web
- Feature: Get a fair shake, not a shakedown, Money/CNNMoney.com, September 2011 | PDF, Web
- Feature: Best banks 2011, Money/CNNMoney.com, September 2011 | Web
- Feature: 100 best places to live in America, Money/CNNMoney.com, September 2011 | PDF to come, Web
- Feature: Keep the sharks at bay, Money/CNNMoney.com, August 2011 | PDF, Web (Winner, 2012 Gerald Loeb Award)
- Open doors with your FICO score, Money/CNNMoney.com, July 2011 | PDF, Web
- Feature: 100 best money moves you can make, Money/CNNMoney.com, May 2011 | PDF to come, Web
- Feature: The 35 best money apps, Money, March 2011 | PDF
- Five things to do in the new year, Money/CNNMoney.com, January-February 2011 | PDF, Web
- Feature: Make money in 2011, Money, December 2010 | PDF to come
- Cyber-shop safely, Money, November 2010 | PDF
- Dodge the hype and nab the best card rewards, Money/CNNMoney.com, October 2010 | PDF, Web (shorter version)
- Don’t be fooled by credit score inflation, CNNMoney.com, Oct. 7, 2010 | Web
- Feature: The quest for the perfect credit score, Money/CNNMoney.com, September 2010 | PDF, Web (shorter version)
- Feature: The 100 best places to live in America, Money/CNNMoney.com, August 2010 | PDF to come, Web (shorter version)
- Feature: When fees attack, fight back!, Money, July 2010 | PDF
- Credit or debit? How to decide, Money/CNNMoney.com, May 2010 | PDF, Web
- What to learn from your tax return, Money/CNNMoney.com, April 2010 | PDF, Web
- Spring yourself from credit card traps, Money/CNNMoney.com, March 2010 | PDF, Web
- Feature: The 20 best money websites, Money/CNNMoney.com, March 2010 | PDF to come, Web (shorter version), Text
- Feature: If they built the perfect bank, Money/CNNMoney.com, December 2009 | PDF, Web (shorter version)
- Fed falls flat with overdraft protection, CNNMoney.com, Nov. 18, 2009 | Web
- Intuit spends a mint on Mint, CNNMoney.com, Sept. 15 2009 | Web
- Grandparents are drowning in credit card debt, CNNMoney.com, July 28, 2009 | Web
- Musician’s damaged luggage complaint is a smash YouTube hit, CNNMoney.com, July 9, 2009 | Web
- Does my corporate card impact my credit score?, CNNMoney.com, May 12, 2009 | Web
Personal finance for MarketWatch.com
- Don’t fall for the false promise of credit repairers (with Marshall Loeb), MarketWatch.com, March 7, 2007 | Web
- Seven situations in which hiring a travel agent will pay off, MarketWatch.com, Feb. 14, 2007 | Web
- Getting the most from your charity dollar, MarketWatch.com, Nov. 8, 2006 | Web
Features and profiles from the South Asian beat for Nirali Magazine
- Jewel of India, Nirali, July 2007 | Web
- Shaadi shopping: Subcontinental style, Nirali, June 2007 | Web
- Vow to wow, Nirali, June 2007 | Web
- When mehndi met mariachi, Nirali, June 2007 | Web
- 21 things you didn’t know about The Namesake, Nirali, March 2007 | Web
- Five questions for Kal Penn, Nirali, December 2006 | Web
- Mistress of spices, Nirali, November 2006 | Web
- Holding out for a hero: Sendhil Ramamurthy, Nirali, October 2006 | Web
- A river runs through it, Nirali, May 2005 | Web
- Not-so-missing in action: MIA, Nirali, October 2004 | Web
- Hoping for a match, Nirali, October 2004 | Web