Monday · June 29, 2026
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Grant Whitmore
Money Columnist
Grant Whitmore spent more than two decades as a financial advisor serving Phoenix-area families. He now writes about personal finance, tax strategy, and the real cost of living in Arizona.
He writes the way he used to advise: numbers first, stories second, nothing for sale. If a column involves a comparison, he built the spreadsheet before he wrote the lede.
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