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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10 Best Target-Date Fund Families
mutual funds The best target-date funds are a 'set it and forget it' approach to your retirement, but which fund family should you trust with your money?
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What Is a P/E Ratio and How Do I Use It in Investing?
The price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E ratio, helps investors know if they're getting a good deal on a stock. Here's how it works.
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How Do I Gift Stocks?
In this season of giving, many folks might consider investments as presents. But how do you gift stocks? We take a closer look here.
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How to Find the Best REIT Stocks
The best REIT stocks are an apt choice to buy and hold for high yields and an inflation hedge. Here's how to narrow the field.
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The 6 Best Books on Investing
investing Those looking to build their wealth should consider these best books on investing.
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How to Find the Best Biotech ETFs
ETFs The best biotech ETFs allow investors a diversified way to play the volatile biotechnology industry. Here's how to find them.
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What Is CPI?
It is imperative investors be able to answer the question "what is CPI" and to know how it is used.
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How to Find the Best International ETFs
ETFs Investors can use the best international ETFs to gain exposure to global markets, but finding the right funds for you isn't always easy.
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What Is an Index Fund?
Index funds provide investors with exposure to wide swaths of the market at low costs.
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What Is Deflation?
Deflation worries are ramping up as prices fall following a lengthy period of persistent inflation. Here, we take a closer look at what deflation is and if investors should worry.
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What Is Stagflation?
Stagflation occurs when economic growth slows and the unemployment rate spikes.
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The Pros' Investment Strategies for Today's Market
Fundamentals, fixed income and gold are just some of the investment strategies Wall Street's top minds are using to navigate the current market environment.
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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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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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