Coryanne Hicks
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.
Latest articles by Coryanne Hicks
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Why You Should Invest in Index Funds
Invest in index funds to reap long-term outperformance and low fees.
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Want to Beat Stagflation? Invest Like It’s the 1970s
Consider looking to the past as a guide for navigating today’s mixed-up economy.
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How to Choose a Mutual Fund
mutual funds Investors wanting to build a portfolio will have no shortage of mutual funds at their disposal. And that's one of the biggest problems in choosing just one or two.
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7 Common Investing Myths, Debunked
investing The "conventional wisdom" is sometimes anything but. Financial experts dissect seven frequently touted lines of bad advice.
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Hydrogen Stocks: Unstable, But Potentially Explosive, Too
ESG Green hydrogen is in its relative infancy, making related stocks quite volatile. But long-term investors can use that to their advantage.
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Space Stocks: How Russia Is Changing the Game
stocks Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had a number of far-flung effects, including shifting fortunes in space investing.
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5 Beginner Investing Tips for a Healthy Headspace
Becoming an Investor 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.
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The 13 Best Books for Beginning Investors
investing 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.
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9 ESG Tools for Sustainable Investors
ESG Growing demand for sustainable investment options has more and more companies offering ESG tools for investors. Here are nine to get started with.
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Water Investing: 5 Funds You Should Tap
ETFs As the importance of water sustainability becomes ever more apparent, so too do the potential rewards of investing in water.
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10 Fantastic Funds With Diverse Leadership
ETFs 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.
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7 Steps to Teach Kids How to Invest
investing 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 investing for kids.
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5 Steps to Start Investing as a New Mom
investing 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.
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The Pros' Investment Strategies for the Rest of 2021
investing Stimulus. Economic revival. Inflation. Here are the investment strategies that Wall Street's top money minds are putting to work to navigate 2021's major themes.
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The 7 Best Funds for Beginners
mutual funds 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 exposure.
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15 Best ESG Funds for Responsible Investors
investing ESG, SRI ... call it what you want, but it can take many forms, and stand for different values. These 15 funds give you options.
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8 Dirt-Cheap Index Mutual Funds for Thrifty Investors
Index Funds 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.
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5 Dividend Mutual Funds Yielding 3% or More
mutual funds 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% to 4.8%.
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