Anne Kates Smith

anne.smith@kiplinger.com

Anne Kates Smith keeps her eyes trained on trends. She tracks current developments every month in the Ahead section of Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Anne has been a business, real estate and financial reporter since 1984, beginning her career as a writer and columnist for USA Today.

Prior to joining Kiplinger's, she was a senior editor at U.S. News & World Report magazine and a contributing columnist for TheStreet.com. Anne has provided television commentary for CBS, PBS, CNBC and Fox News. A graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., she has a degree in liberal arts.