Ann Logue CFA Expertise: Investing, day trading, economics, business Title: Author and Freelance Writer Education: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Northwestern University Location: Chicago, Illinois Highlights Author of five books on investing, including "Day Trading for Dummies"More than two decades of experience as a writer for consumer, trade, and custom publicationsFormer adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Experience Ann Logue has over 22 years of experience as a writer covering investing, business, economics, and more for a variety of national media outlets. Prior to writing for The Balance, Ann wrote content for Nordea Markets, Gerstein Fisher Asset Management, and more. She is the author of five books on investing, including "Day Trading for Dummies."After studying economics and finance in school, Ann worked for 12 years as an investment analyst, earning a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. She went on to teach finance part-time at the University of Illinois at Chicago and spent a year as the Fulbright-Garcia Robles U.S. Studies Chair at the Universidad de Guadalajara. There, she taught two courses on business and culture in North America.Ann has an MBA in finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's in economics from Northwestern University. Education Ann has an MBA in finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's in economics from Northwestern University. About The Balance The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.