Matthew Reitz is a business services editor at SmartBrief and a freelance writer and editor with a wide range of experience concentrated on business and finance. Prior to joining SmartBrief, Reitz covered breaking news, crime, local governments and municipal budgets at a newspaper in Central New York and several print and online publications, and briefly served in as a public information officer and legislative clerk in local government before branching out into business and finance reporting. A native of central New York, Reitz attended SUNY Oswego and earned a B.A. in English.