J.L. Thompson is a graduate of Howard University. He has several years of experience as a speaker, writer and educator on the topic of personal finance. He is the founder of mycollegefinance.com, the premier website for students and their parents to information on credit- cards, money management strategies, and investing. He has also been featured in BusinessWeek magazine. J.L. Thompson has made a sincere commitment to educating high school students, college students and their parents on the importance of being financially literate.