Michael Kitchen
Senior Managing Editor
21years covering personal finance
222+ articles on LendingTree
More than a decade covering financial markets and policy
Currently focused on LendingTree's Insurance content
Specialties
Financial markets
Insurance
Budgeting and personal finance
Student loans
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of California (Berkeley)
Michael Kitchen is a senior editor with LendingTree’s insurance team, helping explain concepts and track the best-rated options for auto, health, home and renters policies.
He previously led LendingTree’s student loan coverage and provided personal finance insights for local and national news media, such as Bloomberg and Fortune.
Michael focuses on boiling down confusing topics for readers without the heavy jargon. He’s edited for LendingTree and its former publication Student Loan Hero for nine years. Before that, he spent more than a decade covering financial markets for MarketWatch, Dow Jones Newswires and others.
Michael’s favorite investing advice
Investment funds — especially those that give you tax breaks, like an IRA or 529 — are almost always a better choice than buying and selling securities on your own. Trading apps can be fun if you have a little extra money, but don’t use your nest egg. Buy-and-hold is usually a better strategy if you need the money for your future."
