Well written finance articles to be published in a friendly tone, interesting reads

Words per article: 500-600
Industry: Publishing/Journalism
Topic: Financial, Accounting, Saving, Budgeting
Tone: Informal/Casual
Outline & Structure: An exploration of specific problems, pick three(or more/less) common issues, and walk the reader through them. Paint the picture in such a way that the reader can see and feel the pain of being in the problem (financial) and find a good solution.

Those solutions can relate to financial planning — give the reader valuable ideas they can take away and implement. But make it very clear how the planning part helps. The solutions shouldn't be obvious ones the reader would normally consider – we like to present readers with ideas they haven't seen before.

I think a strong piece might take the approach of telling their story, their struggle and how planning helped

A casual and accessible tone

To sum it up, a fresh written piece providing perspective from a personal view which is interesting for readers while educating on various finance topics such as:
-insurance
-accounting
-Saving
-Budgeting
-Forensic Accounting
Extra notes: Sample:

http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2013/09/19/customer-loyalty-3-simple-strategies-you-can-start-today/

http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2012/12/17/how-to-stop-giving-away-your-ideas-for-free/?blog_id=2

http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2013/09/24/partnering-with-a-friend-why-you-still-need-things-in-writing/