Veronica Dagher

Veronica Dagher is an award-winning personal finance reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where her work explores the intersection of the housing market and individual wealth. She’s also the co-author of an upcoming book on retirement to be published by Penguin Random House.


Veronica is a versatile media personality and frequent guest on national television, podcasts, radio and at live events, where she provides expert analysis on a wide range of personal finance topics. She created, hosted, and produced the acclaimed WSJ podcast franchise, Secrets of Wealthy Women, and authored the WSJ ebook, Resilience: How 20 Ambitious Women Used Obstacles to Fuel Their Success. She frequently hosts videos for WSJ.

A frequent panelist and moderator, Veronica’s expertise is backed by an M.B.A. from Fordham University. She received three Front Page Awards from the Newswomen’s Club of New York. She was named a fellow by the Columbia University School of Journalism and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, with additional fellowships from the National Press Foundation and the Lilly Endowment.