Alexandra Svokos
Alexandra Svokos is the senior digital editor of Kiplinger. She has a decade of experience in journalism and previously served as the senior editor of digital for ABC News, where she directed daily news coverage across topics through the major events of the early 2020s for the network's website, including stock market trends, the remote and return-to-work revolutions, and the national economy. This included work celebrated by ABC News’ first Edward R. Murrow Award for overall excellence in digital. Before that, she pioneered politics and election coverage for Elite Daily and went on to serve as the senior news editor for that group.
Alexandra holds an MBA from NYU Stern in finance and management, where she was a member of a student-run stock investment fund using money from a donor investment. She was part of the "value" fund, and this group consistently outperformed stock market indices. Alexandra was also selected to serve as a teaching fellow and grader for courses including Leadership in Organization, the Making of Economic Policy in the White House, and Entertainment and Media Industry. Alexandra additionally has a BA in economics and creative writing from Columbia University.
Alexandra was recognized with an "Up & Comer" award at the 2018 Folio: Top Women in Media awards, and she was asked twice by the Nieman Journalism Lab to contribute to their annual journalism predictions feature. She has also been asked to speak on panels and give presentations on the future of media and on business and media, including by the Center for Communication and Twipe. Her work has been referenced in the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, CBS News, CNN, and more.
Latest articles by Alexandra Svokos
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Bank of America Outage Had Customers Seeing Zeros
A widespread outage at Bank of America showed $0 balances for many customers.
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What's Worth Your Money: Clear, TSA PreCheck or Global Entry?
A look at the relative value of Clear vs TSA PreCheck vs Global Entry for travelers.
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Does Freezing Your Credit Help During Data Breaches?
With data breaches in the news from National Public Data and Change Healthcare, people are wondering if they should freeze their credit.
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Another Round of Free COVID Tests Is Coming
The government is once again providing free COVID tests to American households this fall.
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Why I'm Keeping My Amex Gold Card Even With a Higher Annual Fee
American Express increased its Gold Card fee, starting October 1, but new perks are here, too. Here's the value one editor sees in the card.
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Federal Reserve September Meeting: Updates and Commentary
The September meeting of the Federal Reserve is bringing the first rate cut after a series of hikes and pauses.
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Change Healthcare Data Breach: What to Know for Your Social Security Number and More
Here's what you need to know about a data breach at Change Healthcare that had wide impacts this year.
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What You Need to Travel to Europe in 2024
What you need to travel to Europe will be changing as the European Union will be requiring Americans to apply for ETIAS approval — but not in 2024.
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How to Write a Wedding Check as a Gift
There are some guidelines to writing a check for a wedding gift for newlyweds.
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Here Are the 10 Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices
Medicare announced the negotiated prices for 10 drugs, which are among the costliest and most used.
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How the Tech Outage Impacted Banks and Finances
A major tech outage that caused chaos at airports also impacted banking and finance.
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Philips CPAP Settlement: What to Know
Philips agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement over CPAP and ventilator machines. Users can sign up to be part of the payout if they haven't already joined in the lawsuit.
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Yes, JetBlue Has Transatlantic Flights — and They're Often a Good Deal
JetBlue is now operating a handful of flight itineraries from the East Coast to Europe, at relatively affordable prices.
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$200K Lamborghini SUVs Recalled
About 2,000 Lamborghini Urus vehicles are being recalled.
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Americans Are Driving Even Older Cars as Prices Stay High
Americans are driving older cars than ever before, a new report shows, as prices for new cars remain high.
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Is the Best College Major for Earnings Actually a Second One?
A recent study argues that people with double majors have more protection against salary shocks.
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Americans Consider This the Best Long-Term Investment — and It's Not Stocks
For the tenth straight year, Americans have picked real estate as their favorite long-term investment.
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What Brings High-Net-Worth People to Everest? It 'Ceased to Represent a Climbing Challenge and All the Sudden Became a Human Challenge'
Everest, Inc. author Will Cockrell discusses why high-net-worth people flock to climb Mount Everest.
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Is This the Worst Time To Buy a Home?
A new poll shows a vast majority of Americans believe now is a bad time to buy a house, in the worst low in Gallup's history.
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Tell the College Student in Your Life to Look Out for This Scam
Scammers are targeting college graduates with fake job ads, according to the FTC.
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Having Enough Money for Retirement Still a Top Concern, But Moods Are Changing
A new Gallup poll shows Americans are still concerned about having enough money for retirement, but there are some changes from last year.
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Your Venice Day Trip Is Now Slightly More Expensive
People visiting Venice for a day will pay a fee for a limited time as part of pilot program.
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Want to See the April Eclipse? Don't Forget This $5 Tool
If you want to see the total solar eclipse in April 2024, you need the right glasses.
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Frontier's Latest Offering Highlights Air Travelers' Desire For More Space
Some airlines offer options to pay for the seat next to you to be free. How do you calculate that value?
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