Michael Hewitt

Meet Michael Hewitt, founder and editor-in-chief of Investing and Retirement. 10+ years covering banking, investing, and personal finance.

About Michael

Michael Hewitt is the founder and editor-in-chief of Investing and Retirement. He has spent more than a decade writing about consumer banking, brokerage platforms, retirement accounts, and personal-finance tools, and he sets the editorial direction and scoring methodology for every product category on the site. His background is in independent editorial publishing: the business model only works if readers trust the rankings, and that trust is the only lever worth pulling.

Areas of expertise

• High-yield savings accounts, CDs, and checking accounts, including fintech challengers like SoFi, Ally, and Marcus alongside traditional FDIC banks.
• Online brokerages and robo-advisors, with a particular focus on long-term, tax-advantaged investing at Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab, Betterment, and Wealthfront.
• Retirement planning, IRA and 401(k) mechanics, Roth conversion strategy, and the withdrawal-stage sequencing that determines how long a portfolio lasts.
• Budgeting, credit-building, and cash-advance apps aimed at everyday users, the category where bad products cause the most harm, and careful review matters most.

Editorial role

Michael personally reviews every published rubric, signs off on ratings before they go live, and handles reader corrections submitted through the contact page. He also oversees the weekday newsletter, hosts our quarterly methodology updates, and represents the site in press inquiries and industry coverage.

How to get in touch

Readers can email Michael directly through the contact page with questions, corrections, or review requests. Press inquiries and partnership questions go through the same channel. He reads every message; responses typically go out within one to three business days.