Harry Milling

Senior Financial Writer

With more than 30 years of experience in content creation, Harry is a senior member of the Edelman Financial Engines brand writing team.

Harry joined Edelman Financial Engines in 2022 and has expertise in financial writing, content strategy and editing. He started his career as a financial news reporter with Reuters and Bloomberg. He later joined investment research firm Morningstar Inc., where his work was aimed at demystifying investing in stocks and mutual funds for the individual investor and providing straight-talking analysis for advisors. Prior to joining EFE, Harry was a senior investment writer for Janus Henderson and BlackRock as well as the head of content for Federated Hermes.

Harry loves telling personal finance and investing stories that help others. Even though technology increasingly enables our daily lives, the companies, markets and services that impact our financial lives are still driven by human beings. Harry believes that financial storytelling is at its best when our humanity is at the center of it.

Harry earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in interdisciplinary studies, combining American history with the social and behavioral sciences, from Johns Hopkins University.

ARTICLES BY Harry Milling

What the Silicon Valley Bank news means for your wealth

Look beyond the headlines to understand the impact.
Putting inflation and the markets into perspective

A highly diversified portfolio keeps our focus on the long term.
Having a Family Meeting to Discuss Estate Planning

Your estate planning isn’t complete until you discuss it with your loved ones.
Retired and need to raise your tech game?

Get tech savvy and have some fun with these tips.
Looking for new ways to enjoy retirement?

Find out the benefits and the financial impacts to ‘unretiring.’
The power of patience

Things you can do (and not do) amid declining portfolio returns.
Think twice about investing in CDs

Diversified portfolios can perform better against CDs long term.
Why the S&P 500 may fail as your portfolio’s benchmark

The goal of the equity index has little in common with the goal of a diversified, retirement portfolio.
Year-end Financial Checklist

Cut down your year-end checklist to protect your most important asset.
Investing in an Election Year and Your Financial Plan

Use these tips to help avoid the election trap.
How to Wisely Invest Your Cash in 2024

Where you should put your cash is about more than the direction of rates.
Tips to help your 529 plan pay off after years of saving

Because money doesn’t come with instructions.®
Our new Q&A gives tips to an anxious homebuyer

Because money doesn’t come with instructions.®
Your Guide to Understanding Lower Interest Rates

Understanding interest rates is key for your financial plan. Learn if lower rates will impact your saving or borrowing plans.
Identify and help prevent bank scams

How to help protect yourself from increasingly sophisticated tactics.
What is loud budgeting?

This trend may be just the ticket to help achieve your savings goals and strengthen your financial health.
Strategies to protect your wealth

Fixating only on your portfolio can stand in the way of your goals.
What would you do with a financial windfall?

Learn how a client navigated the complex challenges that windfalls can bring.
Estate planning and trusts for pets

If your pet became an orphan, who would be the caregiver?
Taxes in 2025

As Congress debates proposals in 2025, learn what’s at stake.
Do you need answers to these top tax questions?

Answers from our tax strategy experts may help give you an edge.
Roth conversions – pros and cons

Why this strategy may – or may not – be right for you.
Planning for home hospice care

Proper planning can help home hospice bring peace.