Jim RuthJim Ruth is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a double major in business and journalism. Although his profession took him into the business world as a Certified Financial Planner, he found time over his thirty-year career to follow his pasion for writing, with over three hundred published articles to his credit. His expansive writings have appeared in numerous local and national periodicals-from an article on childhood learning disabilities in ADDitude magazine to editorials in the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. His award-winning monthly column, Managing Money, appeared for five years in two national magazines (Advisor Today and Retirement Life) up until his retirement. An American history buff, Jim developed a keen interest in genealogy after discovering his ancestors came to America in 1733. The Pursuit is his first book endeavor. Read More Read Less