Brian O'Connell

Brian O'Connell

Brian O'Connell

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A former Wall Street bond trader, Brian O'Connell is the author of two best-selling books: “The 401k Millionaire” and “CNBC’s Creating Wealth.” His work is featured on national finance and business platforms like TheStreet.com, CBS News, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

A former Wall Street bond trader, Brian O'Connell is the author of two best-selling books: “The 401k Millionaire” and “CNBC’s Creating Wealth.” His work is featured on national finance and business platforms like TheStreet.com, CBS News, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Fox News, and many others. Mr. O’Connell writes a weekly stock market column for Benzinga and he’s served as chief insurance analyst for Insurance Quotes since 2019.

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CNN
Contributor 2006–Present

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Bloomberg
Contributor 2006–Present

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Retired male/female couple sitting at kitchen table looking over financial papers with a calculator and laptop nearby

Managing Money • Jun 26

My husband and I are both 75 with $1.5 million invested and $500k in cash — is that too much liquid capital to hold?

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