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Coryanne Hicks

Contributing Writer, Kiplinger.com

Coryanne Hicks is an investing and personal finance journalist specializing in women and millennial investors. Before becoming a full-time journalist in 2016, she was a fully licensed financial professional at Fidelity Investments, where she helped clients make more informed financial decisions every day. She has ghostwritten financial guidebooks and white papers for industry professionals, and even a personal memoir.

In addition to Kiplinger, she’s a regular contributor to U.S. News & World Report, where she was a staff writer for two years, and Insider. Her U.S. News video series on how to start investing at any age won an honorable mention at the 2019 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie awards for best Consumer How-To video. She was also a 2019 SABEW Goldschmidt fellow for business journalists.

She is passionate about improving financial literacy and believes a little education can go a long way. You can connect with her on Twitter, Instagram or her website, CoryanneHicks.com.

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Becoming an Investor

5 Beginner Investing Tips for a Healthy Headspace

Lousy with numbers? Bad with money? That's OK. By adopting the right mentality, you can learn not only how to invest, but how to do so effectively.

December 30, 2021

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The 13 Best Books for Beginning Investors

Do you want to start building your wealth? Consult this short list of the best books for beginning investors before you embark on your journey.

November 24, 2021

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ESG

9 ESG Tools for Sustainable Investors

Growing demand for sustainable investment options has more and more companies offering ESG tools for investors. Here are nine to get started with.

November 4, 2021

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ETFs

Water Investing: 5 Funds You Should Tap

As the importance of water sustainability becomes ever more apparent, so too do the potential rewards of investing in water.

September 10, 2021

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ETFs

10 Fantastic Funds With Diverse Leadership

If you really want to invest for change, pay attention to who is running the show. Here's a list of funds ran by a diverse group of portfolio managers…

June 23, 2021

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7 Steps to Teach Kids How to Invest

Not even half of U.S. states offer financial literacy classes in high schools, so parents have to pick up the slack. Here are 7 tips to teach investin…

May 15, 2021

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5 Steps to Start Investing as a New Mom

New moms typically are maxed out from a time standpoint, but you can start investing for you and your baby with just a few minutes here and there.

May 6, 2021

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15 Best ESG Funds for Responsible Investors

ESG, SRI ... call it what you want, but it can take many forms, and stand for different values. These 15 funds give you options.

April 20, 2021

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The Pros' Investment Strategies for the Rest of 2021

Stimulus. Economic revival. Inflation. Here are the investment strategies that Wall Street's top money minds are putting to work to navigate 2021's ma…

March 10, 2021

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10 of the Best Target-Date Fund Families

The best target-date funds are a 'set it and forget it' approach to your retirement, but which fund family should you trust your money?

September 14, 2020

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The 7 Best Funds for Beginners

New investors have it better than ever. The best mutual funds and ETFs for beginners feature no minimum investments, dirt-cheap fees and broad market …

July 30, 2020

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8 Dirt-Cheap Index Mutual Funds for Thrifty Investors

Cost is one of the biggest edges for index mutual funds, which don't need to pay large money management teams to run the show.

May 4, 2020

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5 Dividend Mutual Funds Yielding 3% or More

Dividend mutual funds can help take a little sting off price declines. These income-generating funds deliver much higher-than-average yields of 3.6% t…

March 10, 2020