Trina Paul currently serves as a Personal Finance Writer at Investopedia, a position held since July 2024. Prior to this role, Trina was a Personal Finance Writer for Fortune from July 2023 to April 2024. Trina's earlier experience includes working as a Money Writer at theSkimm, where contributions focused on inflation, investing, and financial topics for the newsletter, and as an Associate Reporter for CNBC Select, where responsibilities involved researching and writing personal finance stories. Trina began a career in journalism as an intern for CNN's Political Unit. Trina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Swarthmore College, obtained in 2021.