PORTFOLIO SAMPLES

If you’d like to see samples of long-form writing (ebooks and white papers) or technical writing, please email me for the URL and password: amber@polishedcopy.com.

securesave

SecureSave helps people save for emergencies and makes sure they are prepared for life’s unexpected events.

I craft blog posts, ghostwrite articles for publication off-site, and work on white papers for SecureSave.

Why Emergency Savings Accounts Are the Most Critical New Benefit

How do ESAs contribute to DEI?

Why everyone should have both a 401(k) and an ESA

Why building an emergency fund is crucial for financial well-being

Why free isn’t always the right option for emergency savings accounts: A guide for employers

How to improve employee benefit participation: A roadmap

What’s the difference between an HSA and an ESA? Which should I offer my employees?

Matching emergency savings: The must-have benefit for 2023 (published on BenefitsPro.com)

Employee benefits: What they cost and what you should offer

How to build an inclusive employee benefits strategy

How is an ESA different from a standard savings account?

The pros and cons of in-plan and out-of-plan ESAs under SECURE 2.0

US News & World Report

The methodology for 360 Reviews by U.S. News & World Report is to evaluate products and services from multiple, diverse vantage points. We make recommendations based on a consensus about what matters to consumers, experts, and the community of professional reviewers. We don't tell you what our investigators think about a product. Instead, we convey what's most important based on an unbiased look at the viable products you should consider.

As a freelance writer, I primarily created informative, unbiased content around technology products.

Best Apple Airpods of 2023

Airpods vs. Airpods Pro

Apple Airpods Wireless Earbuds Reviews And Prices

Google Wireless Earbuds Reviews And Prices

Beats By Dre Wireless Earbuds Reviews And Prices

Best Android Phones of 2023

iPhone vs. Android

Apple Cell Phones Reviews And Prices

OnePlus Cell Phones Reviews And Prices

Google Cell Phones Reviews And Prices

U.S. News & World Report New Homeowner Survey 2022

HomeLight

As the managing editor of HomeLight’s Buyer Resource Center, I created some of the most thorough (and best-written!) buyer-focused content available on the internet. Almost all of my work at HomeLight involved editing and production management, but I did get to write on occasion.

A homebuyer’s ultimate guide to rent-to-own homes: Everything you need to know in 2022

Buying a home during coronavirus: What to expect and how to navigate

HouseCanary

HouseCanary is the leading home valuation tool in the real estate industry. As the company’s senior writer, I wrote (and ghostwrote) timely, informative stories that help clients and news outlets understand the real value and deep information behind a home’s purchase.

Can a form be FIRREA-compliant? Here’s what you need to know

Is adding a bedroom a smart financial move?

How Nextdoor and HouseCanary are teaming up to educate and inform homeowners

Angel Oak and HouseCanary: Making real estate investment easier for everybody

One million dollars: What it buys in the U.S. housing market

Best cities for price growth for houses, condos, and apartment units in summer 2018

Alphabet soup for real estate, decoded

How does a home’s privacy influence price?

Who needs a measuring tool when you have the HouseCanary Appraiser app?

Top 5 ‘hidden factors’ that influence a home’s value

5 housing trends that are changing the market today

Will tax reform change your housing plans? Hyper-local analysis tells the tale

Inman

Real estate industry professionals from around the world turn to Inman first for accurate, innovative and timely information about the business. Known for its award-winning journalism, cutting-edge technology coverage, in-depth educational opportunities, and forward-thinking events, Inman is the industry’s leading source of real estate information.

Will Realogy's executive shake-up reignite growth?

Here's the man behind the National Association of Realtors' CEO hunt

Census Bureau nixes LGBT identifiers — what's that mean for homeowners?

What would eliminating individual health care mandates mean for real estate agents?

Trump's 2018 budget calls for 13.8% cut to Department of Housing and Urban Development

21 common objections (and how to handle them) for real estate agents

Everything real estate agents need to know about 2017 tax deductions

The dark side of the smart home: Buyers, beware

The top 7 real estate industry court battles of 2016

What does Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan mean for real estate?

Where NAR spends its money: Employee compensation — this story won a Gold Award for Best Economic Analysis in 2017 from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

Benefits Pro

BenefitsPRO.com is the #1 online destination for EVERY benefits professional. Illuminating the complex and ever-changing benefits market, opening the lines of communication and creating community.

Grading ACOs

The new ways of delivering health care

Westword

Westword was born back in 1977, when Denver was booming. Thousands of baby boomers were fleeing the coasts, lured to Colorado by the climate, the scenery, and the promise of endlessly flowing Coors. But with the deluge came a dilemma: so many young, active people — and so little that told them what was happening in their increasingly dynamic city.

News Coverage

Animal shelter demand has staffers working like dogs

Avoid global PTSD by dealing with stress now in Denver

Do no harm

Teaching cops how to de-stress for success

A tale of two buildings

Music

With Kan'Nal on hiatus, Lunar Fire is burning bright

Lyrics Born: "I still don't feel like I've made my best album"

Why I can't take "EDM" seriously

The eleventh annual Global Dance Festival is in touch with the underground

There is now an app for crate-digging, thanks to DJ/producer Mark Slee