Larry Edelman is a financial columnist and associate editor of The Boston Globe. Over the course of two stints (1989-1999 and 2015-present), he has also worked as a tech reporter, the business editor, and deputy managing editor for news. Before returning to the Globe, Larry was a senior deputy editor at The Wall Street Journal, where he was responsible for real-time coverage of markets and finance, and assisted with planning and editing of the Money & Investing section. Prior to the Journal, he spent 10 years at Bloomberg News as investing team leader, senior enterprise editor, and managing editor for investing and real estate. From 1999 to 2003, Larry got some real- world experience as vice president of investor relations at John Hancock Financial Services, where he worked on the company’s initial public offering, wrote earnings releases and investor presentations, and helped manage relationships with analysts and investors.