About

Susan Mangiero earned her PhD in finance during two decades of exciting work as a trader, university professor, start-up entrepreneur, and testifying expert witness. She authored one finance book, one book about kindness, fifty articles about investing, one thousand posts for her award-winning investment risk governance blog, five business plans, and dozens of ghostwriting deliverables for corporate executives. She is completing her MFA in Creative & Professional Writing while writing a book about brand storytelling.

She is a CFA® charterholder, certified Financial Risk Manager®, Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™, and Certified Fraud Examiner. She has graduate degrees in both economics and finance.

Susan is a proud member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, The Authors Guild, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

Featured Work

Marketing to Institutional Investors in the Digital Age

2022

Other Works

  • Insight: Calling ERISA Ghostbusters-The Rise of Independent Fiduciaries

    2020

  • If You Want World Peace, Try Telling a Joke

    2020

  • Economic Analysis in Fiduciary Monitoring Disputes Following the Supreme Court's 'Tibble' Ruling

    2015

  • An Economist's Perspective of Fiduciary Monitoring of Investments

    2015

  • Avoiding FCPA Liability by Tightening Internal Controls

    2014

  • Private Equity Funds and Pension Plans: A Changing Dynamic

    2014

  • Muni Bonds, Pension Liabilities, and Investment Due Diligence

    2014

  • ERISA Plans and Service Provider Due Diligence

    2012

  • Pension risk, governance, and CFO liability

    2011

  • The Valuation Challenge: Swapping Out

    2009

  • Working Effectively with a Financial Expert Witness

    2008

  • Will Executive Option Issues Drive the Next Wave of Pension Litigation?

    2007

  • Hedge Fund Basics: Risk, Return, and Reality

    2005

  • Complex Compensation Issues in a Divorce

    2005

  • Hedge Fund Imperatives

    2004

  • Risk Management for Pensions, Endowments and Foundations

    2004

  • Asset Valuation: Not a Trivial Pursuit

    2004

  • Why the DuPont Model is Important

    2004

  • Financial Model Risk Looms Large

    2002

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Blog - Pensions & Investments