Ashley Cassell

Ashley Cassell

Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

Expertise: Finance and Investing, Options Trading, Blockchain

Education: B.A., English and Marketing, College of William & Mary

Ashley M. Cassell is a senior writer and editor for TradeSmith with 12 years of experience managing communities of passionate, self-directed investors – ranging from income-seeking retirees to thrill-seeking cryptocurrency traders.

She specializes in conveying a strong (and useful) point of view on the markets, while keeping “broker-speak” and technical jargon to a minimum, and mentoring other writers to do the same.

Ashley has also written for Seeking Alpha as well as InvestorPlace, where she covered blockchain, crypto and other digital assets as Contributing Editor of The New Digital World newsletter. Having earned a B.A. in English and Marketing from the College of William & Mary, her current field of study is personal finance – with an emphasis on managing credit, risk, savings and investing in your family’s future.

Recent Articles

How Joining a Credit Union Could Save You Hundreds of Dollars This Year

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

Interest rates are eight to 10 points higher at the largest credit card companies even if you have a good credit score. But there are plenty of credit unions out there with better rates on lots of different financial services.

Buy Now, Pay Later: What’s the Catch?

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

BNPL has some clear advantages over credit cards - only IF you use it wisely. Here's how it works and the traps to avoid.

5 Ways to Tell If I Should Apply for That Rewards Credit Card

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

If you’ve got things to buy anyway, you may as well earn cash, flights, hotels, or gift cards while doing it. There are just a few considerations that the credit-card ad is going to minimize… or fail to mention at all.

How to Create a Budget That Actually Works… For a Whole Year

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

With these steps, you can get some of the trickiest expense items under control before they start wreaking havoc on your financial plan.

How to Find Unclaimed Money from Tax Returns and More

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

As it turns out, millions of us are owed billions of dollars from all sorts of companies, government, and financial institutions. Luckily, it’s surprisingly easy to hunt down that money with the sites listed here.