John Rothchild is a freelance writer specializing in financial matters. He has authored or co-authored over a dozen books on finance and investing, and is a former editor of Washington Monthly as well as a former columnist for Time and Fortune. Rothchild's financial writings include A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor The Bear Book: Survive and Profit in Ferocious Markets Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming 80s to a Crashing Halt The Davis Dynasty: Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street With fellow financial author Peter Lynch, Rothchild has written One up on Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market Learn to Earn: A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business Beating the Street Rothchild also assisted Marjory Stoneman Douglas with her autobiography, Voice of the River.