Summary

• Wola Odeniran is a versatile financial and sports content creator with over 10 years of experience producing editorial content that can be seen on major platforms including SmartAsset, InvestorPlace, Yahoo Finance, NASDAQ, MSN, BaltimoreRavens.com, and USA Today Sports.
• He has overseen several financial newsletters as a managing editor and specializes in mutual funds, ETFs, options trading, and global market analysis
• Wola has also edited five published books, including Dan Wiener and Jeff DeMaso’s Independent Guide to Vanguard Funds (2017-2020) and Neil George’s Income For Life

Experience

Wola Odeniran 🌳has over a decade of editorial experience as a writer and managing editor. Currently active as a finance writer, his expertise spans both technical and editorial aspects of financial content, including SEC compliance, and the development of data-driven studies and surveys while maintaining engaging topics for audiences. 

Wola is currently a feature Writer for Investopedia. His work involves comprehensive research and analysis of market tr🌠ends, including taxes, mortgages, retirement planning, and investing.

Before joining Investopedia, Wola worked as a personal finance writer/editor at SmartAsset interviewing financial advisors for future ꧂stories. He also published content on several topics, including bank reviews, property taxes, annuities, Medicare, and Medicaid. In 2021, he also worked as a managing editor for Nomi Prins’ newsletters at Paradigm Press via Agora Financial covering topics in෴cluding the Federal Reserve, health care, climate change, economy, and politics.

At InvestorPlace, Wola joined the editorial team as an intern in 2017. He was later proꦏmoted to editorial coordinator in 2018 and as a managing editor in 2019. He oversaw several financial newsletters while managing social media pages and editing copies for the marketing team. This role required him to synthesize ♓complex financial information about mutual funds, ETFs, and options trading into clear, actionable content for investors. 

Before entering the editorial finance space, Wola produced editorial content in the sports arena as a writer covering the Baltimore Ravens for USA TODAY’s RavensWire. Before then, he was a managing editor for SB Nation's BaltimoreBeatdown, where he provided in-depth coverage of the Ravens. He also covered Maryland Terrapins basketball as a writer for SB Nation's BT Powerhouse.

Education

At the University of Baltimore, Wola earned his bachelorಌ of science in Simulation and Game Design, combining technical expertise with creative storytelling abilities for game plots. His coursework focused on both 3D and 2D design principles while developing proficiency in programming. He created a 3D video game called City Wars and is building more games in the future.

Beyond technical skills, Wola’s college career included exp൲erience in user interface design and digital content creation, skills that would later prove valuable in financial content production and visualization. His exceptional academic performance earned him recognition from The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), a prestigious honor awarded to only a select group of University of Baltimore students.