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Beth Pinsker is a financial-planning columnist at MarketWatch. She has been a certified financial planner (CFP®) since 2018. Previously, she worked at Reuters, Fidelity and Walletpop.com. She is the author of the book "My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving." Prior to covering personal finance, she was a film critic and entertainment business reporter, writing for Entertainment Weekly, the Dallas Morning News and many other publications. You can follow her on BlueSky (@bethpinsker.bsky.social) or LinkedIn (@bpinsker).