Joined Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine as a special correspondent and contributing editor in July 2003.
Has written for Smart Money and the New York Times.
Financial journalist with WalletPop.com.
Zillow.com contributor.
MSNBC financial analyst [2011].
When they were younger, Vera and her sister had chickens as pets. The chickens were named Rascal and Pumpkin. Unfortunately, the chickens were eaten by a dog.