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Trina Paul

Trina Paul was a staff writer at Fortune Recommends covering everything related to personal finance. She covered bank deposit products and credit cards, plus investing. Her bylines can also be found at CNBC Select and the Skimm. She graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in economics.

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