Heather Pelant
Heather is Head of BlackRock Personal Investing. She started her career as a financial advisor, spending many years helping investors plan for their futures. She has worked with investors from Hong Kong to Toronto to San Francisco where she led BlackRock teams and businesses. She writes about investing viewed through a personal lens.
Disclosure: The content Market Realist publishes should not be construed as investment advice, nor do the opinions expressed necessarily reflect the views of BlackRock.
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