About Author
Rosemary Carlson is a financial writer and Subject Matter Expert in Finance. She wrote for About.com in the finance area for five years and writes for Dot.Dash/The Balance Small Business. She has written in the finance area for a variety of publications including The Balance Personal Finance, Small Business Daily, Accenture Academy, Cengage Publishing, and other publications. Her work is widely quoted both online and in print.
Carlson has a doctorate and MBA in Business Administration with a specialty in Finance. She taught all areas of finance for 25 years at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky USA. During that time, she was both an expert witness and a consultant in finance.
Carlson’s home is in the country outside Morehead, Kentucky USA with her husband and rescue dog and cat. She volunteers with local animal rescue groups.