John Rothchild

John Harmon Rothchild (1945–2019) was an American freelance writer specializing in financial matters. He authored or co-authored more than a dozen books on finance and investing, and served as an editor of Washington Monthly as well as a columnist for Time and Fortune.

Career After serving in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, Rothchild began his career as a freelance writer at Washington Monthly. Rothchild's early writing had diverse subject, though he later focused primarily on finance. In the 1980s, Rothchild started writing more about finance, publishing Stop Burning Your Money in 1981, followed by A Fool and His Money in 1988, and The Bear Book in 1988. Also in the 1980s, he published Up for Grabs, a book about his experiences in Florida.

In addition to The Children of the Counterculture, Rothchild co-authored several books. In 1990, he published Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River with American journalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas. He also wrote several books with American investor Peter Lynch, including One Up on Wall Street (1989), Learn to Earn (1996), and Beating the Street (2003).

Personal life Rothchild was born in Norfolk, Virginia on May 13, 1945, then grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. He graduated from high school in 1963, after which he earned a bachelor's degree in Latin American affairs from Yale University.

While working at the 1972 Democratic National Convention, Rothchild met Susan Berns, whom he married four years later. The couple had three children, including American writer Sascha Rothchild.