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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Vanguard's New ESG Fund Offering
investing An actively managed fund focused on sustainable investing will debut soon.
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The Kiplinger 25: How We Did in a Very Contrary Year
Kip 25 Also, we move to rebalance our stock portfolio with a midcap offering.
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Changes Happening at Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
investing The veteran manager of this Kiplinger 25 fund has retired, but the new leaders have proven ready since taking the reins last year.
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13 Stocks With Big Future Potential
stocks It takes guts to invest in the future.
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Adding Caution to the Kiplinger ETF 20
investing We've traded VanEck Vectors Fallen Angels High Yield for iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond to tamp down risk among our favorite exchange-traded funds.
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Mutual Fund Rankings, 2019
investing U.S. markets fared better than overseas counterparts.
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2019 Mutual Fund Guide: Profit from These Trends
mutual funds Funds are lowering expense ratios — and more than ever are free. Here’s how to take advantage of this changing landscape.
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Jeffrey Gundlach: The Bond Fund Rock Star
investing DoubleLine’s Jeffrey Gundlach is the fixed-income guru you’ve probably never heard of. But you should listen to what he says.
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T. Rowe Price Fund Plays Defense With Small Caps
investing This member of the Kiplinger 25 — the collection of our favorite no-load mutual funds — has had a bumpy year, but managed to do a bit better than its benchmark.
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Fidelity Strategic Income Bets on U.S. Economic Growth
Kip 25 This member of the Kiplinger 25, the collection of our favorite no-load mutual funds, balances government bonds and high-grade corporates with higher-yielding picks to beat its benchmark.
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Vanguard Index Funds’ Fees Are Going Even Lower
Index Funds Owners of Vanguard index funds’ Investor class shares to be moved into Admiral class
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What You Need to Know About Values Investing
investing More funds are looking for companies that pay attention to environmental, social and corporate governance factors.
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ESG Investing: What Does It All Mean
investing Sustainable or values investing is mindful of three types of issues -- environmental, social and governance.
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Don’t Give Up on Financial Stocks
investing Financials are having a volatile year, but investors should remain patient with them — and consider Financial Select Sector SPDR, one of our favorite ETFs.
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4 Funds Worth Making the Extra Effort to Buy
Kip 25 These members of the Kiplinger 25, the collection of our favorite no-load mutual funds, require new investors to jump some hurdles in order to buy initial shares — but we think you should endure the hassle.
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Wasatch Small Cap Value Joins Kiplinger 25
Kip 25 Newly inducted to the collection of our favorite no-load mutual funds, this small-company fund scoops up high-quality picks when their prices dip.
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How to Navigate Investing in Emerging Markets
investing Currency woes and runaway inflation in some countries mask long-term opportunities.
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Don't Bail on Foreign Stocks
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets The downturn among foreign stocks has affected the foreign-stock funds in the Kiplinger 25, but they still deserve a place in your portfolio.
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Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio Has a Promising Prognosis
investing This fund seeks a healthy balance between risk and return.
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Best Online Brokers, 2018
investing As the world of online brokers continues to evolve, it has become increasingly difficult for firms to stand apart from one another.
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The Best Online Brokers, 2018
Financial Planning Top contenders in this year’s rankings finish in a dead heat.
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More Star Power for the Kiplinger ETF 20
investing We spotlight new cast members in the list of our 20 favorite exchange-traded funds.
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Fidelity New Millennium's Contrarian Bet Pays Off
Kip 25 Unloading high-flying tech stocks and scooping up out-of-favor energy picks has helped this Kiplinger 25 member beat the S&P 500.
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Free Trades on Low-Cost Funds
investing Charles Schwab offers the best deals on low-cost investments.
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