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    David Rubin

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    University of Michigan, New York Law School

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    Personal Finance and Taxation, Law, Economics, Investing, Data Analysis

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    • Fact-checked over 1,100 articles for Investopedia since 2020 on a broad spectrum of financial topics.
    • Edited legal content and developed software for publisher LexisNexis Matthew Bender & Co. for over 10 years.
    • Applied diverse editorial and technical expertise to multifaced roles in legal and financial publishing.

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    David J. Rubin researches and edits for financial and legal publishing. His applied subject-matter experience ranges from personal investment and bankruptcy to behavioral forensics and pharmaceuticals. For over 10 years at Matthew Bender & Co., a legal publishing division of LexisNexis, David filled several roles, including manager of research and development, software developer, programmer analyst, legal editor, and senior copy editor. David joined Investopedia as a fact checker in 2020. 

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    David earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School.

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