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Jess Sheldon
Personal Finance Editor
Jess Sheldon is the Personal Finance Editor at Express.co.uk, having joined the company in 2017. Prior to her move to the finance desk, Jess was a reporter in the Lifestyle team. She is passionate about finance topics such as the state pension age changes, the gender pension gap, inflation, and support for vulnerable people. Got a story for the Personal Finance team? Drop Jess Sheldon an email.
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