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Stephanie Hawthorne

Freelance journalist

After editing Pensions World magazine for 27 years, Stephanie Hawthorne is a freelance journalist. A law graduate of King's College, London and winner of  several prizes for journalism, Stephanie  started her career as a researcher/marketing specialist for a national independent financial adviser and subsequently a leading life office,  she then moved on  to the Financial Times' Money Management (deputy editor).

She has appeared on BBC, Sky TV as well as on radio. Stephanie has contributed articles to most of the national press and numerous magazines as well as being a former editor of Counsel: Journal of the Bar of England and Wales.

Her freelance work includes articles for The Times, Financial Times, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Financial Adviser, FTAdviser. The CA (ICAS Journal), Human Resources, Expat Investor, Charity World, What House and Resident Abroad), The People’s Friend, Pensions Expert and numerous magazines, mainly on pensions, property, law and personal finance.

Freelance journalist

After editing Pensions World magazine for 27 years, Stephanie Hawthorne is a freelance journalist. A law graduate of King's College, London and winner of  several prizes for journalism, Stephanie  started her career as a researcher/marketing specialist for a national independent financial adviser and subsequently a leading life office,  she then moved on  to the Financial Times' Money Management (deputy editor).

She has appeared on BBC, Sky TV as well as on radio. Stephanie has contributed articles to most of the national press and numerous magazines as well as being a former editor of Counsel: Journal of the Bar of England and Wales.

Her freelance work includes articles for The Times, Financial Times, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Financial Adviser, FTAdviser. The CA (ICAS Journal), Human Resources, Expat Investor, Charity World, What House and Resident Abroad), The People’s Friend, Pensions Expert and numerous magazines, mainly on pensions, property, law and personal finance.

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