Cat Auer is the managing editor for Financial Planning magazine, an Arizent title.

Brian has enjoyed a wide-ranging career in journalism and marketing, from covering Illinois government and politics and the largest casinos in the world, to the halls of higher education and agricultural science. He has earned awards for an in-depth series on homelessness in Connecticut and for a series of events that engaged communities in conversations about science, among others. He is currently guiding a staff in developing advisor-centered content for Financial Planning at Arizent.

Tobias Salinger is Financial Planning's chief correspondent, with more than a decade of experience covering wealth management, regulation and the business of financial advice. He specializes in investigations and enterprise reporting on advisory firm strategy, regulation, conflicts of interest, and diversity and equality across the industry.

Nathan Place is a national reporter at American Banker. A native of New York City, he has worked for more than a decade in both print and video journalism. He got his start in Beijing, where he worked as a copy editor and reporter for China Daily. He then returned to New York, where he earned his master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Since then he's worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News and The Independent, as well as a video producer for the Daily Mail, the Daily Beast and Men's Journal.

Dan Shaw is Financial Planning's wirehouse and bank channel reporter, covering the intersection of wealth management, banking and brokerages. His reporting background in regulation and disciplinary matters informs his coverage of compliance, recruiting and strategic shifts across the wealth management industry.

Rachel Witkowski was the tech/AI reporter at Financial Planning. She was previously a lead editor at Forbes Advisor, overseeing their loans and housing verticals. During her career, she reported on financial regulation and fintech at American Banker and The Wall Street Journal.