Does retirement feel out of reach? CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger, CFP, shares steps to get you where you want to go, whether you’re just starting out in your career or ready to wind down.
Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Emmy Award and Gracie Award Winning Business Analyst for CBS News, where she translates complicated business and economic news into understandable, relatable topics for everyday viewers and listeners. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, on the “Jill on Money” and the “MoneyWatch” podcasts, radio (including her nationally syndicated show, “Jill on Money”, which won the 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025 Gracie Award for Best National Talk Show), and her blog, "Jill on Money." Jill also won a 2018 Personal Finance Reporting Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)/National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and Chief Investment Officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University. Jill’s second book, The Great Money Reset was published in January 2023 by St. Martin’s Press and her first book, The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money, was published in February 2019 by Ballantine Books.
Financial Fitness 2026 is a free financial literacy series presented by BIG (Business Interest Group), a group of business librarians in the Chicago suburbs. In support of the libraries’ mission of providing access to reliable information, these virtual programs offer practical tips and advice from experienced financial advisors.
Virtual programs are presented via Zoom. Don’t have access to Zoom at home? Watch virtual programs at LVDL. Email cmccully@lvdl.org to make arrangements.
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