Mark Kolakowski

Mark Kolakowski, a graduate of Harvard College and The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of business, has been an investor and market observer for more than 40 years.

Before he moved to writing, editing and consulting full-time, he worked for Merrill Lynch for 14 years, helping design and implement state-of-the-art systems for profitability analysis and client relationship management.

The author of the case-based career management handbook Career Confidential: An Insider’s Guide to Business, Mark has been a daily contributor to Investopedia since 2016.

He guest lectures on management, marketing, strategy and entrepreneurship, edits academic research papers in economics and develops finance-based course materials for an online ESL course. ​

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