Thomas Hammer (journalist)

Thomas Hammer (* 1969 in Bönnigheim ) is a German business journalist and non-fiction author.

Career

After training as an industrial clerk, continuing education in business administration and a number of professional positions, Thomas Hammer made in 1996 as a freelance author and business journalist independently .

As a business journalist, he wrote for ZEIT , Die Welt and the Süddeutsche Zeitung . As an author, he focused on financial guides, which were initially published by Falken , Econ and Droemer Knaur's paperback publishing house. In 2003 the cooperation with the publishing house of the German consumer organizations began , where Hammer published some guides on mortgage lending, investment and financial planning. The first publication of a book by Stiftung Warentest took place in September 2015.

In addition to writing his own books, Hammer also took part in book projects as a co-author. Among other things, he supported the stockbroker Dirk Müller in writing the book “Cashkurs”, which in October 2011 was number 1 in the “Non-fiction books” category on the Spiegel bestseller list.

Hammer lives in Ötisheim in Baden-Württemberg .

Publications (selection)

• Self-employment and freelance work, Falken, Niedernhausen 1997
• The 100 best tips: Optimal financing , Knaur, Munich 1998
• No more trouble with craftsmen , Econ, Munich, 1999
• Your way to home ownership , Consumer Advice Center NRW, Düsseldorf, 2004 (5th, updated edition, 2013)
• Concrete investment , consumer advice center NRW, Düsseldorf, 2009
• Part-time self-employed , consumer advice center NRW, Düsseldorf, 2011
• Black Book Banks and Financial Sales , Consumer Advice Center NRW, Düsseldorf, 2012
• Starting a business: ten steps to success , Stiftung Warentest, Berlin, 2015
• Finances by the way , Stiftung Warentest, Berlin, 2016

Web links

• Literature by and about Thomas Hammer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Review in the Handelsblatt on the Black Book of Banks and Financial Sales