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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How Green Are Your Bonds?
Becoming an Investor Fixed-income investors can make an environmental impact, too.
By Nellie S. Huang • Published
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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
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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 • Last updated
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The ABCs of Yields
Becoming an Investor What the number in front of the percentage sign really means.
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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