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What Is a Living Trust?
A living trust lets you decide how your assets should be managed, both in your lifetime and after you're gone. Do you need one?
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Best 3-Year CDs
Here are the best 3-year CDs with rates well over 3.50%.
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What Is the Par Value of Bonds?
Understanding par value will help you determine the value of a bond.
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Bonds: Everything You Need to Know
investing Bond yield, maturity, interest and price explained.
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How to Safely Travel Solo as an Older Woman
Women and mature travelers should use these tips when they take trips alone. This will help them travel safely.
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Best No-Penalty CD Rates
A no-penalty CD is a type of certificate of deposit that allows individuals to withdraw funds early without a fee. Right now, some of the best ones are offering rates of over 4%.
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How to Find the Best Jumbo CD Rates
The Fed cut rates for the third time this year. Yet, you can still secure excellent rates with jumbo CDs.
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How to Lower Your Home Insurance Premium
insurance Here's how to lower home insurance premiums, whether you stay with your current insurer or switch.
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Tony Bennett's Daughters Share Thoughts on How to Prevent Inheritance Disputes
Other families, especially high-net-worth ones, can benefit from Johanna and Antonia Bennett's experience encountering estate disagreements.
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How to Grow Your IRA in Retirement Rather Than Spend It Down
You really can defer RMDs and lower taxes while at the same time increasing the long-term growth of your IRA. Here's how.
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New Year's Eve RMD Deadline: What to Know and What to Do
Tax Deadlines The year-end deadline for required minimum distributions is critical for many retirees.
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Social Security Benefits Are Shrinking
Social Security benefits are shrinking relative to Medicare premium increases, leaving older adults with less cash at the end of the month.
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Four Perfect and Powerful Financial New Year's Resolutions
While you're vowing to get in shape, eat better and practice a better work-life balance in the New Year, don't forget to consider your finances.
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Why Retirement Goals, Like New Year's Resolutions, Often Fail
Check out these practical strategies for creating the habits that can help support your retirement goals and lead to a happy retirement.
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Is Your Investment App Making You Trade Too Much?
Investment app and website users are being warned to watch out for 'game-like' features that can encourage impulsive trading — and reduce long-term returns.
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Are Investment Fees Putting Your Retirement at Risk?
Sneaky investment fees may delay your retirement by four years if you're not careful. Here's how to spot and rein in those fees.
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Four Ways to Prepare for a Retirement Full of Travel
Who wouldn't want to explore the world? But first think about what you hope to get out of your travels — and take a good look at your finances.
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How to Hedge Against Tariffs
Donald Trump is expected to raise tariffs on imports in the coming months which could have a big impact on public companies. Here's how investors can prepare.
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Kiplinger's Best Banks for High-Net-Worth Clients
wealth management These banks welcome customers who keep high balances in deposit and investment accounts, showering them with fee breaks and access to financial-planning services.
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Kiplinger's Best Internet Banks 2024
online banking Internet banks forgo branches in favor of operating fully online. They tend to offer higher yields and lower fees than brick-and-mortar banks, thanks to lower overhead costs.
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Kiplinger's Best National Banks
Banking National banks offer a wide variety of accounts and services, including wealth and investment management. Here's Kiplinger's pick of the best.
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Home Upgrades that Pay Off
Smart Buying Some affordable renovations recoup most of their cost when you sell.
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11 Ways to Grow Your Wealth
Whether you’re taking the first steps to increase your wealth or protecting the assets you’ve accumulated, our advice to grow your wealth will help you flourish.
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Kiplinger's Best Banks for Travelers
Banking The best banks for travelers cut the cost of trips at home and abroad and come with handy perks for those on the go. Read on for our top two choices.
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Should You Use Your Financial Services Firm's Advisers?
If you've saved up a decent-size nest egg with a financial services firm, chances are good it has offered you financial advice — for a price. Is it worth it?
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Why You Need to Open a CD Right Now
Looking to open a CD in 2024? Now's a great time to lock-in CD rates and earn interest on your cash.
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How Pet Insurance Provides Financial Protection When You Need It
Making Your Money Last If you’ve added a dog or cat to your family, consider pet insurance to manage routine and unexpected veterinary bills.
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Remodeling Projects That Pay Off and Look Great
These remodeling projects will give your home a fresh look — and they provide a decent return on investment, too.
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9 Best Books for the Newly Retired: Page-Turners to Inspire and Enjoy
The best books for newly retired people to read for inspiration and entertainment.
