Melissa Brock, Contributing Author at MarketBeat About The Editor Melissa BrockContributing AuthorExperienceMelissa Brock worked as an associate editor & contributing writer for MarketBeat from 2021 to 2024. She currently works as a full-time freelance writer and financial editor covering higher education, investing, personal finance, mortgages, college savings, insurance, and more.Areas of ExpertiseDividend Stocks, RetirementEducationBachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Central College, Pella, IowaPast ExperienceMelissa graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts in communication studies with minors in psychology and Spanish from Central College. She's a longtime member of the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC). While working in college admission, Melissa Brock pursued a freelance writing and editing career.Learn About MarketBeat's Editorial Guidelines and Standards PolicyLatest Articles by Melissa BrockDecember 27, 2022 1:00 AM ETHeatmap in Trading: How to Learn What Market Depth HidesMelissa BrockRead Heatmap in Trading: How to Learn What Market Depth HidesDecember 9, 2022 1:00 AM ETStock Market Sectors: What Are They and How Many Are There? Melissa BrockNASDAQ:AAPLNYSE:BACNYSE:CATRead Stock Market Sectors: What Are They and How Many Are There? 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September 6, 2022 11:00 PM ETWhat to Know About Investing in Penny StocksMelissa BrockRead What to Know About Investing in Penny StocksSeptember 2, 2022 11:00 PM ETIs Viatris Inc. a Contrarian Dividend Option for Your Portfolio?Melissa BrockNASDAQ:VTRSNYSE:BHVNRead Is Viatris Inc. a Contrarian Dividend Option for Your Portfolio?September 1, 2022 3:50 AM ETIs Dividend-Paying 3M Company Worth Investing In?Melissa BrockNYSE:MMMRead Is Dividend-Paying 3M Company Worth Investing In?August 29, 2022 11:00 PM ETUtilities Stocks Explained – How and Why to Invest in UtilitiesMelissa BrockRead Utilities Stocks Explained – How and Why to Invest in UtilitiesAugust 29, 2022 11:00 AM ETShould You Add New Dividend King PepsiCo Inc. to Your Portfolio?Melissa BrockNASDAQ:PEPNYSE:KORead Should You Add New Dividend King PepsiCo Inc. to Your Portfolio?Latest Articles Reviewed by Melissa BrockMarch 20, 2024 5:30 AM ETIs it Time to Take Profits in Financial Stocks?Ryan HassonNYSE:JPMNYSE:BRK.BNYSE:VRead Is it Time to Take Profits in Financial Stocks?March 19, 2024 10:03 AM ETGrowing Twice as Fast as Tesla, XPeng is a BuyGabriel Osorio-MazilliNASDAQ:NVDANASDAQ:TSLANYSE:XPEVRead Growing Twice as Fast as Tesla, XPeng is a BuyMarch 19, 2024 5:30 AM ETThis Sector Ready to Outshine Key Rival, Says New ReportKate StalterNASDAQ:AMZNNYSE:AZONYSE:CMGRead This Sector Ready to Outshine Key Rival, Says New ReportMarch 18, 2024 8:59 AM ETAre We in a Bear Market? 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