
Anne Kates Smith
Anne Kates Smith brings Wall Street to Main Street, with decades of experience covering investments and personal finance for real people trying to navigate fast-changing markets, preserve financial security or plan for the future. As executive editor, she oversees the magazine's investing coverage, authors Kiplinger’s biannual stock-market outlooks and writes the "Your Mind and Your Money" column, a take on behavioral finance and how investors can get out of their own way.
A student of Wall Street history, Smith has shepherded investors through five bull markets and six bears, and along the way has covered everything from investing, economics, personal finance and real estate to travel, careers, retirement, corporate crime, financial regulation, breaking business news--and, on occasion, minor league baseball. She was one of the first journalists to warn investors away from Enron, a company that later became emblematic of corporate wrongdoing. Later, she was a voice of caution during the dot-com bubble, and led shell-shocked investors back into the market as the country emerged from the Great Financial Crisis.
Smith began her journalism career as a writer and columnist for USA Today. Prior to joining Kiplinger, she was a senior editor at U.S.News & World Report and a contributing columnist for TheStreet. Smith is a graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., known for its rigorous Great Books program and the third-oldest college in America.
Latest articles by Anne Kates Smith
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10 Things You Should Know About Bonds
Investing for Income Bonds can be more complex than stocks, but it's not hard to become a knowledgeable fixed-income investor.
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21 Great Ways To Use $1,000
Kiplinger experts present over 20 ways to use $1,000, from long-term investing to smart vacation planning.
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How Stock Spinoffs Work — And How They've Performed
In theory, stock spinoffs should reward investors, but performance is mixed.
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A New Bull Market Became Official in June, But It Looks a Little Wobbly
Stock market gains in a new bull market are promising, but financial experts predict a few stumbling blocks could bring down higher stock prices.
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An Investing Roadmap for the Rest of the Year
Our roadmap can help market participants see where to invest in a directionless market.
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How to Survive the 2023 Stock Market
To survive the 2023 stock market, investors should focus on high-quality stocks and bonds, watch out for a recession, and above all, stay nimble.
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Want to Bet Big? Single-Stock ETFs Can Be the Answer.
New single-stock ETFs come with plenty of risk and work best for traders with very short time horizons.
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FedEx Earnings Warning: Recession Harbinger or Single-Stock Hiccup?
Markets When a firm as big and broad-reaching as FedEx forecasts a sharp earnings drop, the market’s going to react. What’s this say for upcoming earnings?
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How to Invest $1,000: Buy Fractional Shares (of Great Companies)
Smart Buying If a single share of a pricey stock seems out of reach, programs from Schwab, Fidelity and Robinhood can get you access to just a slice.
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The Strong Dollar’s Winners and Losers
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets The greenback’s rise may hurt companies with a global footprint, but benefit those that depend on imports.
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Inflation Reduction Act a Blessing in Disguise for Drug Stocks?
investing Coming limits on drug pricing may not be bad news for drug makers after all.
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Smart Investing in a Bear Market
investing Here's how to make the most of today’s dicey market.
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Buy Value Stocks, Says J.P. Morgan’s David Kelly
Markets This investing strategist says to use valuation as your guide for stock investing opportunities in the balance of 2022. Plus, bonds are looking better than they have of late.
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BofA's Savita Subramanian: Stocks Are in for a Volatile Year
stocks A lot has happened already in 2022, says the head of equity and quantitative strategy at BofA Securities. But the market's roller-coaster ride is far from over.
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TDV: A Fund Featuring Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks
ETFs Tech was the biggest payer of dividends among all S&P 500 sectors in 2021, according to CFRA.
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Stock Market Correction? It's a Buying Opportunity
Kiplinger's Investing Outlook Volatility isn't going away any time soon, but a correction could create buying opportunities.
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Fidelity Quality Factor ETF Flies Under the Radar
ETFs Investors will likely benefit from a "flight to quality" in 2022 and this Fidelity fund offers higher rewards and lower risk than its peers.
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Where to Invest in 2022
Kiplinger's Investing Outlook Investors will have to curb their enthusiasm as markets get back to normal.
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SoFi’s Liz Young on the 2022 Investing Outlook
Kiplinger's Investing Outlook SoFi’s head of investment strategy sees rising rates as one of the hurdles facing stocks in 2022.
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Tune Up Your Stock Portfolio for 2022
Becoming an Investor The outperformance of stocks in 2021 might leave you a bit more exposed than you should be. The end of the year is a great time to rebalance.
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The Best Funds to Buy for the Roaring ’20s
Economic Forecasts Stock market boom? Check. Economy on fire? For now. But this century isn't like the last in important ways.
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Midyear Investing Outlook: Where to Invest Now
Kiplinger's Investing Outlook Much hinges on whether the Fed can guide the economy to a soft landing.
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5 Stocks to Buy Now
stocks to buy These five picks cover markets from clean energy to financial services to online education.
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Ariel's John W. Rogers Jr.: Value and Small Stocks Will Lead
Markets The new value cycle is just getting going. Celebrated value investor John Rogers gives his take on what's to come, which sectors he thinks are cheap right now and why he's cautious on crypto.
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