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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This Fund's Algorithm Is Designed For Consistent Gains
Kip 25 T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Small-Cap Growth Equity hit a rough patch in 2018.
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How The Kip 25 Funds Performed
Kip 25 Our actively managed funds turned in mixed results over the past year. But they are in the race for the long haul.
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What You Need to Know About Bitcoin
investing Investing in cryptocurrencies is dicey. Instead, consider the underlying technology.
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Primecap Odyssey Growth Is All Action, No Talk
Kip 25 The managers of this Kiplinger 25 fund prefer to stay out of the limelight.
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Keep Health Care Out-of-Pocket Costs in Check
insurance We asked patient advocates who focus on helping consumers with their medical bills to share some secrets.
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Fidelity's Stock-Picking Culture Is Alive and Well
investing The fund company has diversified into new businesses, but it is not abandoning its stock-picking roots.
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Consider Alternative Funds to Hedge Against a Market Downturn
recession These funds can smooth out the ride in a bumpy market.
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T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Takes the Long View
Kip 25 This fund's managers look for high-quality stocks that have stumbled or troubled companies with a fix in sight.
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Review Your Portfolio in 3 Easy Steps
Financial Planning The New Year is the perfect time to make sure your investments are on the right track.
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Pimco Income Has a Playbook for Rising Interest Rates
Kip 25 Pimco's managers have tremendous latitude to invest wherever the yield is.
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How a Patient Advocate Helps You Navigate the Medical System
insurance This professional can sort through your care options or sort out medical or insurance snafus.
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The Right Price for Investing Advice
Financial Planning We help you navigate the bewildering world of financial advisers.
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The Stodgy Vanguard Wellington Fund Still Delights Investors
Kip 25 Wellington, a balanced fund, is almost 100 years old.
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Berkshire Hathaway Stock: Buy or Sell?
investing Shares in Warren Buffett’s company are a bargain, but don’t expect too much.
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Be Patient With This Dividend Fund
Kip 25 One key to T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth's strategy is losing less in bad years.
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3 Great Growth Stocks that Aren't FAANGs
investing Talk of a tech bubble has some investors worried about the outsized gains in FAANG stocks, that quintuplet of fast-growing tech firms — namely Facebook (symbol FB), Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX) and Google’s parent, Alphabet (GOOGL).
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The Best College Savings Plans, 2017
529 Plans These state-sponsored 529 programs offer tax breaks, low fees and well-managed portfolios.
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A Slow Year for Mairs & Power Growth Fund
Kip 25 Going light on tech meant missing the sector's big runup.
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Robo Advisers Get the Human Touch
Financial Planning More automated advisory services are giving clients the chance to consult with financial planners and investment counselors.
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What Happens to Your Target-Date Fund When You Hit Retirement Age
investing Target-date funds employ one of two basic asset-allocation strategies once you reach retirement age. Here’s why that matters.
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6 Index Funds That Are Cheaper than Vanguard
Index Funds Vanguard, long considered the king of low-cost indexing, has lost its throne—for the time being.
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3 Actively Managed Funds That Beat the S&P 500
mutual funds It’s no secret that index funds rule.
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Oakmark International Finds Bargains in European Stocks
Kip 25 A new fund joined the Kip 25 in July 2017, bringing in bargains from across the pond.
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Don't Let Hackers Kidnap Your Data
credit & debt Thwart them by keeping your operating system up to date and backing up your files.
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