Matthew Michael Brandeburg (born February 14, 1983) is an American author

Author

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, columnist

Columnist

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, and lecturer

Lecturer

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.

Writing

Brandeburg writes on the subjects of personal financial planning

Personal finance

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 and general business management. He has written five books including Financial Planning For Your First Job, Your Guide to the CFP Certification Exam, CFP Certification Exam Practice Question Workbook, Professional Golf Management (PGM) Practice Question Workbook, and Professional Golf Management (PGM) Interactive Flashcard Book.

Financial Planning For Your First Job is co-authored by Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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 baseball player Burke Badenhop

Burke Badenhop

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 and is currently in its third edition. It is endorsed by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

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, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit coalition of national organizations seeking to advance the financial literacy

Financial literacy

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 of pre-kindergarten through college-aged students. Brandeburg created and developed the class Financial Planning in your 20s and 30s at Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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 based on his book Financial Planning For Your First Job. He serves as senior lecturer for the class.

Matthew Brandeburg writes a weekly column for Young Money Magazine

Young Money (magazine)

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, and wrote segments for the PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

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 special broadcast titled Your Life, Your Money hosted by Donald Faison

Donald Faison

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 in 2009.

Published Books

• CFP Certification Exam Practice Question Workbook (2011)
• Financial Planning For Your First Job, 3rd Edition (2011)
• Professional Golf Management (PGM) Practice Question Workbook, 2nd Edition (2011)
• Professional Golf Management (PGM) Interactive Flashcard Book (2011)
• Your Guide to the CFP Certification Exam, 2nd Edition (2011)

Selected Articles

• Do Financial Gerontologists Have the Rx for Success (2006) Journal of Financial Planning
• Alpha: Charge Clients Based on the Value You Add (2007) Financial Advisor Magazine
  Financial Advisor (magazine)
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External links

• Matthew Brandeburg, Amazon
• Matthew Brandeburg, Android Market