
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
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New Ways to Invest in BitcoinBecoming an Investor ProShares Bitcoin Strategy and other ETFs offer an easier way to gain bitcoin exposure than buying the actual cryptocurrency.
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The Best American Funds for 401(k) Retirement Saversmutual funds American Funds has 13 actively managed mutual funds among the 100 most popular 401(k) offerings. We look at the best American Funds in that group … as well as some of the laggards.
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The Best T. Rowe Price Funds for 401(k) Retirement SaversKiplinger's Investing Outlook A dozen T. Rowe Price mutual funds enjoy a place among the nation's most popular 401(k) retirement products. Find out which ones are worth your investment dollars.
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TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Rides High on a Hot MarketMarkets This fund currently favors single family home rentals and data centers.
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The Best Funds to Buy for the Roaring ’20sEconomic 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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DF Dent Midcap Growth Should ReboundBecoming an Investor The fund favors high-quality, growing companies, but in late 2020, investors started favoring low-quality firms at bargain prices.
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Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials Rides the RecoveryKip ETF 20 Some of the fund's best-performing stocks over the past year were regional banks with market values below $30 billion.
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The Best Fidelity Funds for 401(k) Retirement SaversInvesting for Income Fidelity funds are renowned for their managers' stock-picking prowess. We rate Fidelity's best actively managed funds that are popular in 401(k) plans, including its target-date solutions.
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Coming Soon to an ETF: Your Favorite Fund ManagerBecoming an Investor Some portfolio managers are bringing their star power to exchange-traded versions of their funds. Also, four “nontransparent” ETFs to keep your eye on.
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We Welcome a Tech Fund to the Kip 25Kip 25 T. Rowe Price Global Technology sees promise in smaller tech companies leading changes to consumer services.
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Our Small-Cap Funds Take Different PathsKip 25 Not all pockets of the small-cap world have fared well recently, with value-priced stocks the biggest winners.
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China Shares Still Hold PromiseBecoming an Investor The outlook for profit growth is strong, but the shares are cheap.
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A Fund for Betting on InfrastructureBecoming an Investor The SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF invests in both industrials firms and new technologies for clean energy.
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How to Play the High-Yield RallyBecoming an Investor Junk bonds have been on a tear, so this fund has shifted to defense.
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How to Profit From ETFsBecoming an Investor Exchange-traded funds aren’t new, but they’re still red-hot. Here’s a detailed look at why you should consider these investment vehicles, for both your stock and bond allocations.
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The Case for Investing OverseasKip 25 Fidelity International Growth fund tends to thrive during stretches of market uncertainty.
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Know When to Sell a StockBecoming an Investor The decision to sell isn't easy. Use our guide whether you're taking profits or tossing a loser.
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Healthcare Stocks Are Bargains NowBecoming an Investor Healthcare shares are about as cheap as they have been in 40 years, yet expectations for earnings growth are strong.
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Buy Low, Sell High with Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETFBecoming an Investor Consumer discretionary companies – makers of nonessential consumer goods and services – compose 27% of the fund's assets.
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Bank-Loan Funds Are in a Sweet SpotBecoming an Investor They do well when rates are rising and the economy is strong.
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How to Invest for a Higher-Tax FutureTax Breaks Use these strategies to boost your after-tax returns.
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Principal Healthcare Innovators: Earnings Not WantedBecoming an Investor This stock fund uses "counterintuitive" criteria to target small and midsize healthcare companies focused on innovation.
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Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Keeps It Short and SweetKip 25 This member of the Kiplinger 25 focuses on debt with one- to five-year maturities, making it less sensitive to interest-rate shifts.
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Investing in Space: How to Cash In on the Final FrontierMarkets Most space-themed investments are moonshots. Use our stock and fund picks to bet on space exploration.
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