NYControl’s coverage is built by writers who each focus on a specific corner of the financial markets. Rather than generalists covering everything, our team members specialize — which means the person writing about crypto actually follows crypto closely, and the person covering the Fed actually reads the transcripts. Here’s who’s behind the byline.
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David Cormier writes NYControl's crypto and emerging markets coverage. He's been following digital assets since 2016, back when most financial journalists treated it as a punchline, and has watched the space go through three full boom-bust cycles since. He previously freelanced for a handful of fintech newsletters before joining NYControl. David is upfront about volatility risk in his pieces — he's lost money in this market too, and it shows in how carefully he flags speculation versus fact. Based in Denver.
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James Holloway covers markets and stocks for NYControl, focused on daily price action and sector trends. He cut his teeth as a business desk intern at a local paper in Philadelphia and worked his way up through smaller finance outlets before this role. Eleven years of covering earnings calls and reading 10-Ks has sharpened his instinct for what actually moves a stock versus what's just noise. His pieces are shorter, punchier, and written for people checking their portfolio on a lunch break.
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Michael Bennett has spent nine years tracking US equity markets, with a focus on earnings season coverage and IPO analysis. Before joining NYControl, he worked as a research associate at a mid-sized brokerage in Chicago, where he built valuation models for retail clients. His writing tends to focus less on hype and more on what a number actually means for someone deciding whether to buy or sell. He's based in Chicago and reads three Fed transcripts a week for fun, which his wife finds concerning.
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Rachel Simmons handles economic policy and macro coverage — inflation data, Fed decisions, jobs reports, the stuff that moves everything else. She spent four years as a junior analyst at a regional bank in Charlotte before switching to journalism, which means she can actually read a Fed statement without needing a translator. She has a master's in Economics from UNC Chapel Hill. Rachel's rule for herself is simple: no prediction goes in an article unless she'd be willing to bet her own money on it.
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Sarah Whitfield covers mutual funds and personal finance for NYControl. She started out as a financial planner in Austin, sitting across the table from people trying to figure out their 401(k)s, before moving into writing full-time in 2019. That background shows in her work — she writes for the person opening their first brokerage account, not for a trading desk. She's a CFP candidate and holds a bachelor's in Economics from Texas A&M. When she's not writing, she's usually annoying her friends by asking about their expense ratios.
