24 Publications that Pay for Writing About Finance and Money

For those who want to get paid to write about finance and money, here’s a list of 24 publications that work with freelance writers.

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1. Institutional Investor is an international business-to-business publisher that focuses mainly on international finance. They look for stories that feature conflict, narrative, access, and disclosure, international content that will resonate with American readers, cultural stories about the financial industry, and more. The pieces should ideally be 1,000 to 2,000 words long. According to their pitch guide, they pay $1 per word, plus reasonable expenses.

1. Elite Personal Finance covers personal finance, business, making money online, saving money, loans, credit cards, identity theft, and credit reports. Writers should aim for between 1,000 and 3,000 words. According to their pitch guide, payment is $300 per guest post.

1. The Financial Times is a global news organization that provides insight into markets and politics around the world. They accept guest submissions (of up to 800 words) for the opinion section of their newspaper and website. According to a payment report, they paid $0.41 per word. To learn more, refer to their write for us page.

1. Business Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories. They are looking for freelance articles for their business, tech, and news verticals and for their lifestyle, entertainment, health, or parenting verticals. They welcome pitches of personal essays, as-told-tos, diaries, profiles, how-tos, reported features, and more. They state that ‘’rates vary and are determined by a variety of factors including the amount of reporting and research involved, the length of the article, and the experience of the writer.’’ They do not list pay rates, but a payment report indicates pay to be around $0.40 per word. All freelance pitches must be exclusive to Business Insider. To learn more, refer to this page.

1. Fortune is “a global leader in business journalism with major franchises including the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, 100 Best Companies to Work For, 50 World’s Greatest Leaders, Most Powerful Women in Business, and 100 Fastest-Growing Companies.” A payment report indicates that they pay up to $2.00 per word. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.

1. The Financial Diet is a cross-platform media company and a digital destination where young women can talk about money. They are always seeking new freelance writers for their website. According to an old tweet from their creative director, they pay $250 for personal essays of 800 to 1,000 words. For details, refer to their write for us page.

1. Moneywise is an online publication that covers personal finance, investing, and retirement. According to an old payment report, they paid $500 for an 800 word article. To pitch them, refer to this page.

1. Revenue Rulebreaker produces “stories and events about how microentrepreneurs actually make a living online.” They’re seeking timely, super fresh takes that show them an unheard of side to business. Stories should target creative entrepreneurs operating in a digital world. According to their pitch guide, their current rate is $200 per story, and they publish 2 to 3 contributors per month. To learn more, refer to this page.