Valerie Coleman Morris is a New York-based anchor for CNN Financial News, the division of the CNN News Group that produces business news for CNN/U.S., CNN International, CNN Headline News, CNN Airport Network, CNNRadio and the Website CNNfn.com. Morris anchors CNNfn's The Flipside focusing on the day’s business events and consumer news, as well as CNNfn’s Smart Assets personal finance segments. ^[1]

She is an outstanding Emmy award winning journalist.

In her latter years at CNN Morris reported primarily on Personal Finance issues with a daily segment called 'Smart Assets'.

In 2007, Valerie Coleman Morris decided to follow her passion and focus exclusively on financial literacy as an aspect of business and social economics.

Her core interest is financial literacy for women and people of color, two of the most disenfranchised segments of the population concerning money issues.

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