Maurie Backman

Maurie Backman is a contributing Retirement and Social Security Expert at The Motley Fool. Maurie has more than a decade of experience writing about financial topics, including retirement, Social Security, investing, and personal finance. Prior to The Motley Fool, she worked in the finance industry, focusing on bankrupt and distressed companies. She also briefly worked as a toy designer and spent several years at a marketing company. She studied creative writing and finance at Binghamton University. In her spare time, Maurie is an avid reader typically reading 100 books or more per year.