Brian O’Connell is a former Wall Street bond trader and the author of the best-selling books The 401k Millionaire and CNBC’s Creating Wealth.

With over 20 years of experience in the annuity and insurance markets, he is a prominent financial journalist whose work appears on leading platforms such as InsuranceQuotes.com, Financial Planning, TheStreet.com, CNN and U.S. News & World Report. Since 2019, he has been the chief insurance analyst for InsuranceQuotes.

His articles are also featured in top national outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fox News.

O’Connell graduated from the University of Massachusetts and splits his time between Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico, in the winter and historic Bucks County, PA, when the weather allows.

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