Episode 17 · Money for a longer retirement
Award-winning journalist and co-author of Retirement Bites
On Retirement Navigator
Listen · October 1, 2026
“When we talk about personal finances, I don't think it's as personal as people would like to think … It's not all on your shoulders either.”
— Janna Herron, Episode 17, at 3:14
About Janna
Janna Herron is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience covering personal finance, retirement, taxes, real estate and economics. She previously served as Senior Columnist and on-air expert at Yahoo Finance, where she covered the forces shaping financial security and wealth-building, and has held roles at USA TODAY, Bankrate and The Associated Press.
Known for turning complex financial and economic issues into practical, easy-to-understand guidance, Janna helps everyday people make better decisions about their money.
She is the co-author, with Kerry Hannon, of Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future (2025) — a book born from her reporting on a generation caught between pensions and do-it-yourself retirement planning, with little guidance on how to bridge the gap.
Credentials
The book
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year
A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future
with Kerry Hannon · Basic Venture, 2025
Her co-author, Kerry Hannon — once her reporter at Yahoo Finance — was our guest on Episode 11. Listen to Kerry's episode →
Her co-author, Kerry Hannon — once her reporter at Yahoo Finance — was our guest on Episode 11.
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