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Experience
Ruth started her career on a pensions magazine at the Financial Times Group in 2005. She was promoted to deputy editor, and then moved over to Money Observer, a monthly personal finance magazine, where she became managing editor.
Her passion for helping people feel more confident about their money led to a stint on the Money Advice Service. From there, she took up the post of deputy Money editor at The Sunday Times. As well as covering every aspect of money – from pensions and mortgages to tax and investments – she also interviewed celebrities like David Lammy and Martin Clunes about their finances.
In 2019, Ruth began to work on a new project: launching a personal finance website called Times Money Mentor. She commissioned and edited more than 100 articles prior to the launch, working with multiple teams to create the site architecture, look and feel of the website and the brand. Once the website was up and running, Ruth oversaw everything from SEO and social media to video content, written guides, case studies, a weekly slot on Times Radio, regular features and supplements within The Times and The Sunday Times, dozens of product tables plus an email newsletter.
An avid traveller, Ruth has enjoyed two short spells working abroad during her career, the first in Hong Kong, and the second in Seattle.
Published works
As a freelancer, Ruth writes for a wide range of websites, magazines and newspapers. Her most recent newspaper articles include a "second stepper" article for The Times, detailing the nightmare of trying to sell her flat and buy a house, and a forensic investigation into Amazon for The Daily Mail. She also writes content for corporate clients, such as John Lewis and Hargreaves Lansdown.
Ruth is also contributing editor for MoneyWeek.
She has received eight awards for her journalism:
- National journalist of the year (Society of Pension Professionals, 2016)
- Personal finance pensions journalist of the year (Willis Towers Watson, 2016)
- Consumer pensions journalist of the year (HeadlineMoney, 2016)
- Financial consumer journalist of the year (Santander, 2015)
- Personal finance pensions journalist of the year (Towers Watson, 2015)
- Consumer pensions journalist of the year (HeadlineMoney, 2015)
- Consumer financial journalist of the year (Association of Investment Companies, 2012)
- Consumer financial journalist of the year (Association of Investment Companies, 2011)
Outside of work
When she's not writing, Ruth spends time with her two young children, enjoys swimming at her local lido, and is currently mulling over some home renovations. Ruth is also a magistrate in north London.
Degrees and qualifications
Ruth has a BA in English and American Studies, and an NCTJ qualification in newspaper journalism.