Anne Kates Smith brings Wall Street to Main Street, covering investments and personal finance for real people trying to navigate fast-changing markets, preserve financial security or plan for the future. She oversees the magazine's Investing coverage and writes the "Your Mind and Your Money" column. Smith began her career as a writer and columnist for . Prior to joining Kiplinger's, she was a senior editor at and a contributing columnist for TheStreet. Smith is a graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, Md.