Jonathan Clements (columnist)
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Jonathan Clements | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1963 London, England |
| Died | September 21, 2025 (aged 62) Philadelphia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupations | Journalist, author |
| Known for | Personal finance columnist at The Wall Street Journal and bringing index funds to the masses |
| Spouse | Elaine |
| Children | 2 |
Jonathan Clements (2 January 1963 – 21 September 2025) was a British financial journalist, author and blogger best known for his long tenure as a personal finance columnist at The Wall Street Journal.
Clements was born in London on 2 January 1963. He was educated at Cambridge University.[1]
Career
Clements spent two decades as a personal finance columnist at The Wall Street Journal,[1] where he wrote its long-running "Getting Going" column. Between 1994 and 2008, he published 1,009 columns on investing, financial planning, and related topics. He was among the earliest financial journalists to advocate for index funds, calling his support in a 1999 column an "obsession" that some readers found irritating.[2] He left paper in April 2008, later worked in Citigroup's wealth management division, and went on to found the website HumbleDollar.[3]