Michael B. Rubin

Michael B. Rubin is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm) professional. In addition to his experience providing sophisticated financial advice to affluent clients, Michael has been a key source of information for over a decade to countless others. He speaks passionately about and provides guidance on virtually all personal financial planning topics.

As a true expert gifted in simplifying money matters, Michael writes about a variety of financial topics contributing to financial web sites such as the Turbotax blog and LifeTuner.

Michael has appeared on television and radio stations throughout the country and national media including Real Simple, CNN Money.com, The Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney.com, Chicago Tribune, Financial Advisor Magazine, Women's Health, and Investment News.

Prior to founding Total Candor LLC, Michael worked in the personal financial services practices of two of the former "Big Six" accounting firms. Subsequently working for several years as a new venture executive for Toys "R" Us, Inc., he made sure that he never actually grew up. He holds an undergraduate business degree from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Michael lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with his wife and three daughters.