# Humphrey Yang

> Humphrey Yang is a San Francisco based personal finance creator and former Merrill Lynch financial adviser. After jobs in gaming and a custom print business, he began answering friends’ money questions on video in 2019. A 30-day TikTok experiment grew to roughly 120,000 followers, and his plainspoken explainers now span TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and the Hump Days newsletter.

- **Role:** Independent creator, Humphrey Talks
- **Organizations:** Humphrey Talks, Craft & Oak, Merrill Lynch, Machine Zone, Kabam, Hump Days
- **Education:** Finance studies, Loyola Marymount University
- **Known for:** Gained roughly 120,000 TikTok followers during his first 30-day posting challenge in 2019., Passed the Series 7 and 66 licensing exams while at Merrill Lynch., Named to Fortune’s 2021 Creator 25 list.

## Career timeline

- **2011–2012** — Worked in player support at Kabam, a mobile games company.
- **2012–2013** — Worked as a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch and earned Series 7 and 66 licenses.
- **2014–2016** — Worked in live operations at mobile game company Machine Zone.
- **2017–2020** — Co-founded custom print business Craft & Oak.
- **2019** — Started publishing personal finance videos; a 30-day TikTok run gained about 120,000 followers.
- **2021** — Named to Fortune’s Creator 25 list.
- **2023** — Had more than 1 million YouTube subscribers and over 3.3 million TikTok followers; began expanding his Hump Days newsletter.
- **2025** — Appeared on The Financial Samurai Podcast and The Money Guy Show.
- **2026** — Reported passing 2 million YouTube subscribers and began posting in-person episodes of The Humphrey Show.

## Achievements

- Gained roughly 120,000 TikTok followers during his first 30-day posting challenge in 2019.
- Passed the Series 7 and 66 licensing exams while at Merrill Lynch.
- Named to Fortune’s 2021 Creator 25 list.
- His iPhone analogy for short selling drew 15 million TikTok views and 45 million YouTube views, according to his 2023 interview with GOBankingRates.
- His own site reports more than 5 million followers across platforms.
- Reported reaching 2 million YouTube subscribers in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced the first in-person episodes of The Humphrey Show, featuring real people discussing their finances.
- **2026-04** — Reported that his main YouTube channel passed 2 million subscribers in late March.
- **2025-10** — Discussed his upbringing and investing philosophy on The Money Guy Show.
- **2025-03** — Appeared on The Financial Samurai Podcast to discuss his creator career.

## Links

- Website: https://www.humphreytalks.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/humphreyyang/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/humphreytalks
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humphrey
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humphreytalks/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humphreytalks

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Last updated: 2026-09-29