Mercedes Barba

Former senior editor, investing

EXPERTISE

Investing
Stock analysis
Retirement

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, California State University, Los Angeles
Master's degree in News and Documentary, New York University

The key to successful investing is to take action and not let fear or over-analyzing prevent you from taking advantage of the benefits of compound interest over time.
— Mercedes Barba

About the author

Mercedes Barba was a senior editor at Bankrate. Prior to this, she served as a senior editor at NextAdvisor and led the video team at Money.com, where she executive produced a short documentary that received an Emmy nomination. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her son Luke and two pet dogs.

The key to successful investing is to take action and not let fear or over-analyzing prevent you from taking advantage of the benefits of compound interest over time.
— Mercedes Barba

Mercedes's latest articles

Statistics and trends for beginning investors 2023

Start your path to financial success with a well-planned investment strategy.

6 min read Feb 06, 2023
ESG investing statistics 2023

ESG investing is one of the most popular investing trends right now, here’s what you need to know.

6 min read Jan 31, 2023
What is the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and how does it work?

If you work for the federal government or serve in the military, you’ll want to know more about the TSP.

4 min read Jan 25, 2023
What is a growth fund?

Here is what a growth fund is, the types of growth funds and how they work.

3 min read Jan 20, 2023
Investing

Invest with confidence with The Bankrate Awards picks. Find top performers for everything from robo-advisors to apps to retirement investments.

1 min read Jan 10, 2023
Titan Review 2024

Titan is a registered investment advisor that runs separately managed accounts, actively investing your money in a sophisticated portfolio that it designs itself – not the usual run of ETFs used by other robo-advisors.

7 min read Feb 03, 2022
Zacks Trade

Zacks Trade might appeal to active traders with its advanced platform and extensive research resources, however its high account minimum, a monthly inactivity fee, and charges for mutual fund trades may not be attractive to new investors.

4 min read Mar 29, 2019
Lightspeed

Lightspeed brokerage focuses on serving active traders with large amounts of trades, and offers benefits like lower prices and access to multiple powerful trading platforms, but it doesn’t prioritize small costs offered by other brokers.

7 min read Mar 29, 2019