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Alastair Bruce
Alastair is the manager of MSN Money. He is responsible for the content on the site and for editorial direction and strategy. He joined MSN from Yahoo! where he ran the finance channel and prior to that was the project manager on Microsoft CD-Roms, including Microsoft Money. Alastair is passionate about empowering consumers to make the most of their money.
Most luxurious purchase
"My wedding"
Dream job
"Wine farmer"
Ellen Cresswell
Ellen joined MSN Money in February 2005. She's responsible for the day-to-day running of the site, and works with Alastair on Money's editorial direction and strategy. Ellen has worked in online publishing for seven years, most recently at a company operating in social care. Her background is in business and technology journalism, working for several titles in her native Australia, including the national broadsheet, The Australian.
Most luxurious purchase
"My watch, a Cartier Tank. I’ve wanted one for as long as I remember and it was a sweet moment when I bought it"
Dream job
"Either running an outdoor adventure company here in the UK or a beachside restaurant in Australia"
James Andrews
James joined MSN Money in August 2007. He's jointly responsible for the editorial content on the site - headlines, articles, features and editorial planning - along with Katherine Fluke. Before joining MSN, James worked as editor of www.myfinances.co.uk and before that was a business reporter covering at various times banking, transport, telecoms and aviation.
Most luxurious purchase
"My Copa Mundial football boots. Utterly unnecessary, but running about in the same boots Maradona, Beckenbauer and Platini played in just makes me feel good – if not play any better"
Dream job
"Hollywood scriptwriter"
Katherine Fluke
Katherine is one of the content editors on MSN Money, who writes stories, coordinates bloggers, helps drive the editorial agenda and updates the channel. She has been working in financial journalism for four years.
Most luxurious puurchase
"A bed and mattress that cost just over my monthly salary. I consoled myself by burying my head in the free pillows the bed company included"
Dream job
"To feed penguins, groom angora rabbits and cat-sit ragdoll kittens. If you’re interested in offering me freelance for this, please contact me"
Will Barrett
Will joined MSN Money in April 2008. He looks after the technical production of the site, overseeing a variety of written, visual, audio, and video content. He previously worked as a writer and developer for Popbitch, and a political analyst for Betfair.
Most luxurious purchase
"A large white, 120-bass Fantini piano accordion which set me back around £2k. I am still paying it off"
Dream job
"Composer/songwriter"
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John StepekJohn is deputy editor of MoneyWeek, which he joined in 2005. Before then he worked on the City desk at Teletext, breaking complicated financial stories down into bite-sized 65-word chunks to fit your TV screen. He has also written for The Sunday Times, The Spectator and various specialist business journals.
Most luxurious purchase
"A couple of round-the-world plane tickets which my wife and I bought to go on an extended honeymoon/gap year after we got married"
Dream job
"Sounds a bit odd, but I’ve always thought being a prosthetic limbs engineer would be a rewarding and useful thing to do"
Nick LouthNick started writing for MSN Money in March 2003. He has been a financial journalist for 25 years, including 12 for Reuters news agency in London, Hong Kong, Amsterdam and New York. He still writes regularly for the Financial Times and Investors Chronicle, and is the author of numerous books, including the Bernard Jones comedy investment diaries. He is also a specialist adviser for his local Citizens Advice Bureau.
Most luxurious purchase
“A soft leather flying jacket I bought when I lived in New York in 1995. It’s still the most expensive item of clothing I possess, and it’s still warm enough to see me through the worst of the winters here in Lincolnshire”
Dream job
“To get to J.K. Rowling’s league in book sales”
Richard HunterRichard is one of the most high profile, well respected and frequently quoted market commentators in the UK. He is a regular guest on BBC TV, ITV, CNBC, Bloomberg and Sky television and can also be heard giving his market views on national radio. As a Fellow of the Securities Institute with over 20 years of stockmarket experience Richard is a highly experienced and successful stockbroker.
Most luxurious purchase
"Arsenal season ticket for 15 years"
Dream job
"PR rep for Arsenal"
Emma-Lou MontgomeryEmma-Lou has been an MSN Money regular since 2002. She writes a weekly column and also hosts the MSN Money podcast, On the Money. As well as writing and podcasting for MSN, Emma-Lou is also the editorial director of the Zurich Club. A qualified investment advisor, she was previously the editor of Moneywise and Shares magazines.
Most luxurious purchase
"The mother of all holidays at Villa Feltrinelli on the shores of Lake Garda. Expensive yes, but the opulence was even more staggering (well it was once Mussolini's hideaway)"
Dream job
"JK Rowling's agent. I mean, 10% of £3 million a week can't be bad for reading a few contracts and making a few phone calls, can it?"
Piper TirretPiper joined MSN in September 2007. She writes the Frugal Life blog, an account of her adventures as she tries to cut her spending and live more simply while working from home. Before joining MSN, Piper was deputy news editor of the Investors Chronicle and prior to that, a reporter for Shares Magazine, but she has also worked as a TV researcher and as an assistant to Germaine Greer
Most luxurious purchase
"£800 on a pair of Technics record decks and amplifier when I decided I wanted to learn to DJ. I paid for it by credit card and got made redundant the following week. Eventually I paid off the debt by, of all things, writing a book about learning to DJ"
Dream job
"A rich crime novelist so I can retire early and live on a plot of land somewhere sunny where I’ll keep chickens and pygmy goats"