Carmen Wong Ulrich

Author, TV & print journalist, personal finance expert

Biography

Carmen Wong Ulrich is the co-Founder and President of ALTA Wealth Management.
She is a financial contributor to CBS “This Morning”, a frequent expert guest on ABC’s “The View,” host of Yahoo’s “On File” series and is the money advice columnist for Good Housekeeping magazine.

Carmen is the former host and co-creator of CNBCs only daily personal finance show, On the Money and is an expert contributor to The Dr. Oz Show, a regular contributor to NBC’s The Today ShowMSNBC, CNN and has appeared often on Nightly News with Brian WilliamsPiers Morgan Tonight, as well as EXTRA, HLN, and The Rachel Ray Show.  She has been a weeklong expert lifeline on the nationally syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

A former special projects editor at MONEY magazine, Carmen writes for The New York TimesPARADE magazine, GLAMOUR, and has been the financial advice columnist for LATINAESSENCEMen’s Health and MensHealth.com. Her advice has been highlighted in U.S. News & World ReportThe Washington PostELLESELFRedbook, and many others.

You can catch Carmen on dozens of radio shows nationwide including Oprah’s XM radio network, NPR ‘Marketplace’, Martha Stewart Radio, and Wall Street Journal Radio.

She is the author of two books, including the under-40 guide to personal finance, Generation Debt: Take Control of Your Money, (Warner Books/Grand Central Publishing) and The Real Cost of Living: Making the Best Choices for You, Your Life and Your Money.

Carmen has a master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College, a B.A. from Fairfield University and lives with her daughter in Brooklyn.


Book

The Real Cost of Living

Making the Best Choices for You,
Your Life and Your Money

Chapters include:
  • The Real Cost of Home
  • The Real Cost of Marriage and Divorce
  • The Real Cost of Family
  • The Real Cost of College
  • The Real Cost of Bad Habits
  • The Real Cost of Being Your Own Boss
  • The Real Cost of Credit Cards
  • The Real Cost of Saving
  • The Real Cost of Investing

See & Read

See

The View, May 2010

Carmen discusses the real costs of raising a child.
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The Dr. Oz Show

Carmen shares her 3-step plan to bolster your finances.
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LX-TV with Joan Rivers

Carmen debunks popular money myths.
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Read

7 Money Mistakes that Even the Smartest Women Make
Glamour, July 2010

Avoid these common goofs.
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The Real Cost of Living:  Making the Best Decisions for You, Your Life and Your Money

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Generation Debt: Take Control of Your Money, Take Control of Your Life

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Contact

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Speaking engagements

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