Nellie S. Huang
Nellie S. Huang joined Kiplinger in August 2011 as a senior associate editor for the investing team. She writes and edits stories covering stocks and bonds, exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. She shepherds the magazine’s Kiplinger 25, a list of Kiplinger’s favorite actively managed mutual funds, and she launched the Kiplinger ETF 20, a list of our favorite exchange-traded funds. Her stories help readers invest wisely for long-term goals, such as retirement and college savings. She has also written about digital advisers and online brokers, as well as how to read an annual report and a mutual fund prospectus. In every article, she strives to make complex investing topics accessible to everyone by writing in plain language and simple terms.
Kiplinger isn't Nellie's first foray into personal finance: Nellie was a senior editor at Money, where she worked with young reporters writing about personal finance stories. She also worked for a decade at SmartMoney, covering a variety of topics, from banking and credit cards to real estate and retirement. Later, she wrote exclusively about investing, covering mutual funds and stocks. During her tenure there, she won a Personal Finance Journalism award from the Investment Company Institute for a story she wrote on mutual funds and was a contributor to a story on saving for college tuition that won a National Magazine Award in the Personal Service category. She also co-authored two books, The SmartMoney Stock Picker’s Bible and The SmartMoney Guide to Long-term Investing.
Prior to joining Kiplinger, Nellie spent more than a decade in Hong Kong. She worked for the Wall Street Journal Asia, where as lifestyle editor she launched and edited Scene Asia, an online guide to food, wine, entertainment and the arts in Asia. Prior to that, she was an editor at Weekend Journal, the Friday lifestyle section of the Wall Street Journal Asia.
Nellie graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies and started her journalism career at Manhattan,inc. magazine (later M magazine) as an assistant to Clay Felker, the late legendary American magazine editor. She lives in Bethesda, Md., with her husband and three children.
Latest articles by Nellie S. Huang
-
Earth-First Funds Are Soaring
Markets Funds with sustainability in mind are super popular these days; these six are ready to deliver returns.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Markets -
How Green Are Your Bonds?
Becoming an Investor Fixed-income investors can make an environmental impact, too.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Becoming an Investor -
6 Contrarian Stock Picks With Tons of Upside
stocks These companies are out of favor for one reason or another, but they could pay off for patient investors.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
stocks -
Kiplinger’s Mutual Fund Rankings, 2021
Kip 25 In a volatile year, the best portfolios had plenty of opportunity to shine.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Kip 25 -
Kip 25 Update: Value Stocks Show Signs of Life
mutual funds Dodge & Cox Stock (DODGX) has been among the beneficiaries of a resurgence in value stocks in 2020's later innings.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
mutual funds -
Davenport Small Cap Focus (DSCPX) Clobbers the Broader Market
mutual funds This small-cap stock fund has roughly doubled from its 2020 lows, but it has been delivering market-beating performance for far longer.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
mutual funds -
Anatomy of a Stock Trade: What Happens After You Click “Buy”
Becoming an Investor While trades are now commission-free to most consumers, a lot of money is still being made on penny-level differences in the process.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Becoming an Investor -
How to Find Yield With Emerging Market ETFs
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets Yield-hungry investors who are willing to take on extra risk should consider emerging-markets debt.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets -
The ABCs of Yields
Becoming an Investor What the number in front of the percentage sign really means.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Becoming an Investor -
BCSVX: A Foreign Fund With Flair
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets Brown Capital Management International Small Company's team of managers identifies exceptional growth companies.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets -
Parnassus Mid Cap’s Bets on Industrials and Tech Take Off
Kip 25 This member of the Kiplinger 25 gained 9.5% over the past 12 months, beating 76% of its peers.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Kip 25 -
Build a Bond Ladder
Financial Planning Exchange-traded funds give a new twist to an old technique to navigate a tricky market and manage cash flow.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Financial Planning -
Stocks to Invest In for a Weaker Dollar
Becoming an Investor The greenback is fading—but that doesn’t mean your portfolio has to.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Becoming an Investor -
5 Funds Ready to Make Gains on a Weak Dollar
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets Moves in the dollar can affect your portfolio in surprising ways. These funds are poised to benefit from what's expected to be a persistent decline for U.S. currency.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets -
Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Delivers the Cash
Kip 25 It favors the highest-quality junk bonds, which fared much better over the past year than lower-quality debt.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Kip 25 -
Our ESG Pick Rocks: MSCI USA ESG Select
Markets This member of the Kiplinger ETF 20 held up better than the broad market during the recent bear-market sell-off, and the fund has rebounded faster, too.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Markets -
16 Best Sector Funds to Invest in Now
mutual funds Jump on a trend or fine-tune your portfolio strategy with these targeted industry plays.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
mutual funds -
Janus Henderson Global Equity Income (HFQTX) Joins the Kip 25
Kip 25 HFQTX's investments in dividend payers have helped it hold up better than its foreign-value peers.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Kip 25 -
The Best Vanguard Funds for 401(k) Retirement Savers
mutual funds Vanguard funds account for roughly a third of the 100 most popular 401(k) retirement products. We rank Vanguard's best actively managed funds, including its target-date solutions.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
mutual funds -
Best Bond Funds for Every Need
Investing for Income In a changing market, it’s important to remember why we hold bonds in the first place.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Investing for Income -
How to Build a Bond Portfolio
Becoming an Investor No single bond (or even bond fund) can do it all. We'll help you match your goals with appropriate fixed-income picks.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Becoming an Investor -
Baron Emerging Markets Snaps Back
Kip 25 Few expected a post-COVID rally in emerging-markets stocks, in part because of a belief that developing countries wouldn’t cope well with the pandemic.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Kip 25 -
10 Stocks to Invest in the Health Care Revolution
healthcare stocks These companies are fighting disease and improving our standard of care.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
healthcare stocks -
Oakmark International Disappoints Us
Kip 25 When this fund is good, it shines relative to peers, but when it is bad, it fares far worse.
By Nellie S. Huang Published
Kip 25