Most financial journalists, including Andrew Ross Sorkin, do not own individual equities of any sort.

“Major financial news organizations have strict ethics policies to avoid conflicts of interest. CNBC, where Andrew Ross Sorkin is a co-anchor, prohibits its on-air talent, newsroom staff, and senior management from owning individual stocks and bonds. Similarly, The New York Times, where Sorkin is a financial columnist, has stringent rules for its business reporters, barring short-term trading and investing in companies they cover. Sorkin himself confirmed in a November 2025 interview with Boardroom that he cannot own individual stocks, only mutual funds, to avoid any conflict of interest. Context: These policies are in place to prevent both actual and perceived conflicts of interest, as financial journalists often have access to non-public information that could influence market prices. The rules generally allow for investments in diversified funds like mutual funds or ETFs, where the impact of reporting on a single company is negligible.”