Tracy Byrnes

Anchor, FOX Business Network

Tracy Byrnes joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in October 2007 as a reporter.

Since September 2005, Byrnes has been a recurring guest on FOX News Channel (FNC), appearing on "Cashin' In," "Bulls & Bears," and "Your World with Neil Cavuto." She has also been a weekly morning business correspondent for FOX News affiliates in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Detroit, Salt Lake City, and Atlanta.

Prior to FBN, Byrnes was a freelance reporter and contributed personal finance and tax stories to TheStreet.com and The New York Post. She was also a senior writer for TheStreet.com, where she created the Tax Forum and Global Tax Forum columns. Byrnes began her career at Ernst & Young LLP as a senior accountant.

Byrnes graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English and she holds an MBA in Accounting from Rutgers University Graduate School of Management. She is also the recipient of the Newswomen's Club of New York Internet Breaking Business News Award and the NY State Society of CPA’s award for Online Excellence in Journalism.

Tracy’s Recent activity

The Hard Conversation

Oct 01, 2005

When it comes to client-advisor communications about charitable giving, something is amiss. That, at least, is the conclusion of a survey conducted by The Philanthropic Initiative of Boston. The study found that half...

Back to Tax School

Sep 01, 2005

When clients are helping their kids adjust to the work that comes with the first few weeks of school, it's a great time to remind them that they have some homework of their own to do: tax preparation. Advisors often...

Flying Solo

Sep 01, 2004

Defined-benefit plans are making a comeback but with a twist. The employer-managed retirement vehicles were a staple benefit at large companies until the mid-1990s, when many fell victim to aggressive cost-cutting...

Planning for the Decline

May 01, 2004

By 2020, approximately one out of six Americans will be 65 or older, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, Westlake Village, Calif. Statistics show that roughly one-third of those men and...

The Great Handoff

Jan 01, 2004

The Scottish poet George MacDonald wrote, Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling of the fresh life within, and financial advisors familiar with the intricacies of life insurance know what he means. As...

Life Insurance and the Well Rounded Rep

Jan 01, 2004

It's an unfortunate fact of life that a worthwhile goal usually requires copious sacrifice. You can't be a pro football player, for instance, without spending untold hours pumping iron. A surgeon doesn't get to the...

PREVENTING STEPCHILD SYNDROME

Nov 01, 2003

Almost half of all married couples end up divorced, according to the U.S. Census. But 75 percent of those people jump right back into marriage again. And while your clients would like to believe they got it right the...

Doin' the ESTATE TAX LIMBO

Nov 01, 2003

Your Magic 8 ball has a better chance of predicting the outcome of the current estate tax enigma then you do. Couple that with the uncertainty of the stock market, and you have the making of some panicky clients...