Lisa Holton
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Lisa Holton (born March 15, 1959) is a former Business Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times and a financial reporter for over 25 years. Since 1998, she has written freelance articles for publications including American Demographics, the ABA Journal, Working Mother and REALTOR magazine. She is the author or editor of 11 books, including the upcoming For Members Only: A History and Guide to Chicago’s Private Clubs (Lake Claremont Press) and The Encyclopedia of Financial Planning (FPA Press).
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[edit] Early life
Holton is the daughter of Archie Wilder Holton and Anna Cherepavich Holton, both deceased. Born in Moline, Illinois, Holton lived in the Quad Cities until the age of four when her father, an executive with International Harvester Co., was transferred to Canton, the small central Illinois town that inspired Holton’s screenplay The Plant, a 2002 quarterfinalist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship. The family moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1969. Holton interned at the Louisville Courier-Journal after graduating from Eastern High School and graduated in 1981 from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
[edit] Career
Holton joined the Chicago Sun-Times as an intern after graduating from Northwestern and was hired full-time at the paper three months later. In her 15 years at the paper, she covered a variety of beats including banking, personal finance and retailing. She served as assistant business editor and business editor during her tenure. In 1996, she left the paper to join a division of Thomson Media as an editor of a startup banking publication and resigned in late 1997 to start her freelance writing business "The Lisa Co." Today, Lisa Holton writes books, film and video scripts, magazine articles and projects for corporations and universities.
[edit] Books Written or Edited by Holton:
- For Members Only: A History and Guide to Chicago’s Private Clubs, Lake Claremont Press, Winter, 2006.
- The Encyclopedia of Financial Planning, FPA Press, Fall, 2006.
- Rental Property Investing: Know When to Buy, Hold and Flip, Socrates Media, 2006.
- Marketing by the Dashboard Light by Pat LaPointe, Marketing NPV, 2005.
- Are You Ready to Incorporate? Socrates Media, 2005.
- Buying a Franchise, Socrates Media, 2005.
- College Majors that Work – A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing and Using Your College Major by Michael Viollt, Octameron Associates, 2004.
- The Essential Dictionary of Real Estate, by Lisa Holton, Barnes & Noble Books, 2003.
- 100 Ways to Cut the High Cost of Attending College by Michael P. Viollt, Cooper Square Press, 2002.
- Strategic Planning for the Family Business by Randel S. Carlock and John L. Ward, Palgrave Press, 2001.
- How to be a Value Investor by Lisa Holton, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
