All content Archive | December 2020

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December 31st
- The Best and Worst S&P 500 Stocks From 2020
- The Best and Worst Dow Stocks From 2020
- Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Go Out on Top
- A Retirement Home Is a Tiny House in the Kids’ Backyard
- Wedbush: Apple (AAPL) iPhone 12 ‘Supercycle Reality Meeting Hype’
- Starting Your Own Law Practice? Here’s How to Fail
- How to Avoid 2021 Being as Much of a Disaster as 2020
December 30th
- Stock Market Today: Dow Nicks New High in 2020's Penultimate Session
- What Is a Closed-End Fund? The ABCs of CEFs
- Where's My Stimulus Check? The IRS's "Get My Payment" Tool is No Longer Available
- A No-Resolution Plan for Better Finances in 2021
- When Will Your Second Stimulus Check Arrive? It May Already Be On Its Way
December 29th
- Stock Market Today: Stocks Slide as They Look for Their Next Spark
- 2022's Best Mutual Funds in 401(k) Retirement Plans
- Can Your Boss Force You to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
December 28th
- Stock Market Today: Signed Stimulus Bill Sends Stocks Through the Roof
- Are There Cracks in Your Pension Plan?
- 5 Ways to Track Your Budget in the Years Before You Retire
- A Creative Way to Divorce-Proof Your Premarital Assets
- Second Stimulus Check Update: Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Second Round of Stimulus Checks
December 27th
- How to Create a Retirement Income Plan That Can Last a Lifetime
- Kip 25 Update: Value Stocks Show Signs of Life
December 26th
- Get Your Retirement Back on Course
- The Janet Yellen Era: Chapter Two
December 25th
- How Charitable Donations Can Reduce Your Taxes
- Financial Planning Resolutions That Only Take Minutes
- Mark Your Calendar: 6 Birthdays to Know for Retirement
December 24th
- From Music to Merchandise
- Financial Planning and Investing: Women Closing the Confidence Gap
- Stock Market Today: Stocks Whisper Their Way Into the Long Weekend
- Davenport Small Cap Focus (DSCPX) Clobbers the Broader Market
- Retirees with a Guaranteed Income Are Happier, Live Longer
- How a Stock Trade Actually Works
- How to Stay Safe on the Slopes
December 23rd
- Time to Book Some Travel Stocks
- Stock Market Today: No Stimulus Deal? No Big Deal to Stocks, Apparently
- Will College Students Get a Second Stimulus Check? (Hint: It Depends!)
- Why Aren't Stocks Sweating Trump's COVID Stimulus Snub?
- A Second Round of PPP Loans is Coming (With Some Improvements)
- $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits Included in Stimulus Bill
- Could Your Lawyer Have Cheated You on Your Bill?
- Turning 60 Checklist: 10 Key Retirement Questions to Ask
- Trump Wants $2,000 Stimulus Checks; Threatens to Sink Stimulus Bill
- Good News! Business Owners Who Took PPP Will Get to Deduct Expenses After All
December 22nd
- PODCAST: Doug Glanville on Race, Sports — and Personal Finance
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Sets Fresh Record, But Confidence Is Flagging
- Are you ready to retire? Find out, for free.
- Kids and Money: Boost Your Child's Future Credit Score
- VWOB: How to Find Yield With Emerging Market ETFs
- Finding a Sense of Purpose in Retirement
- Getting Married or Moving In Together? Time to Talk About Money
- How Your Second Stimulus Check Will Differ from the First One
- Fleeing the Big City? How the Move Could Impact Your Finances
- 4 Charitable Giving Tips for Uncertain Times
December 21st
- Myth Busters: Examining the Facts about Index Annuities
- Stock Market Today: Mutant COVID Strain Puts a Scare Into Wall Street
- Retirement Planning in the Age of COVID
- 5 Ways to Maximize Your Charitable Giving
- Does Your Retirement Plan Guard Against the ‘Survivor Trap’?
December 20th
- COVID-19 vaccine improves outlook, yet gold remains relevant
- 3 Investment Tips for 2021: Trends to Watch and Moves to Make
December 18th
- Stock Market Today: Investors Lose Patience as Stimulus Talks Stretch On
- 25 Dividend Stocks the Analysts Love Most for 2021
- A Memoir to Record Your Life Story
- Tackle the Risks that Inflation Can Pose to a Long and Successful Retirement
- IRS Leaves Business Owners Who Took PPP in a Tax Quandary
December 17th
- Stock Market Today: With Eyes Only for Stimulus, Investors Keep Buying
- Save Money With an Electric Car
- 2 Key Traits Smart Investors Share with Great Chess Players
- 13 Tax Breaks for the Middle Class
- So You Got a Letter from the IRS
December 16th
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, Bitcoin Keep Rewriting the Record Books
- Work From Home, Wherever That Is
- Is Pet Insurance Worth It?
- What You’ll Pay for Medicare in 2021
- There's Still Time to Contribute to Your IRA and Cut Your Taxes
- Conversations that Women Should Have with Their Financial Advisers
- It’s Time to Change How We Talk about ‘Retirement,’ Starting with the Word Itself
- How Index-Linked Annuities Buffer Against Market Shocks Like the Coronacrash
- Invest in These Great Places to Work
December 15th
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Hits Fresh Highs Ahead of Key Washington Meeting
- Understanding a New Supreme Court’s Impact on Consumers, Savers and Investors
- Financial Planning We Can Afford
- Federal Debt: A Heavy Load
- Smaller IRA Withdrawals Coming Up
- PODCAST: State Taxes on the Middle Class, with Rocky Mengle
- Thinking of Divorce? Before You Split, You Could Try This 1 Thing Instead
December 14th
- Stock Market Today: Stocks Step Back as COVID Battle Escalates
- A Golf Course Community’s Big Variable for Retirees
- 2 Contractual Clauses You May Want to Avoid
- Review Your Finances Now to Keep on Track in 2021
- 10 Money Moves Before Dec. 31
December 11th
- Stock Market Today: Disney's Magic Brightens Directionless Day for Stocks
- 3 Big Technology Stocks With Big Dividend Potential
- A New Approach to Retirement Income Planning for Women
- How to Find a Good Financial Professional – or Dump a Bad One
December 10th
- Stock Market Today: Airbnb Takes Off in Debut
- Stock Market Today: Stocks Retreat on Stimulus Stalemate
- Your Financial Adviser Wants to Retire, Too
- How to Tell Whether You Can (or Should) Splurge on a Luxury Purchase
December 9th
- Don’t Buy This: Top 20 List of Things That Aren't Worth the Money
- How to Prepare Yourself (and Your Money) for COVID-19 in 2021
- 3 Ways to Update Your Investing in the New Reality
- Ten Tax-Friendly States for Retirees
- 13 States That Don't Tax Retirement Income
- Kiplinger's Tax Map for Retirees: About Our Methodology
- PODCAST: Your Year-End Financial To-Do List
December 8th
- Stock Market Today: Dow Claws Out Gains as U.K. Begins Vaccine Rollout
- 15 States That Don't Tax Pension Income
- A Snowbird’s Preflight Checklist for Insurance
- Searching for Yield? Making a Case for High-Yield Bonds
- Estate Planning for ‘Black Sheep’ Beneficiaries
December 7th
- 6 Big Retirement Planning Mistakes
- Stock Market Today: Tesla, Tech Stay on Track, But Dow Dips
- Money Can’t Buy Happiness: 4 Secrets to a Happy Retirement
- An Overview of Self-Directed IRAs: Basics for Investors
December 4th
- Stock Market Today: What Lousy Job Numbers? Major Indices Shoot to New Highs
- Is It Time to Ditch These 5 Retirement ‘Rules’?
- Retirees, Get Ready for Virtual Video Visits for the Holidays
- Retirees, Use Video Chat Freebies to Gather the Family for the Holidays
- Do You Have to Pay a Plumber If He Can’t Stop Your Leak?
- 8 Investing Lessons Learned from an Insane 2020
December 3rd
- Stock Market Today: Investors Buy Stimulus Hopes, But Not With Both Hands
- Is Your Mindset Right for an Amazing Retirement?
- What Is a Cohabitation Agreement? And Who Should Get One
December 2nd
- Stock Market Today: Stocks Fight to Extend Rally Despite Disappointing Payrolls
- Can You Think Your Way to Wealth?
- Joe Biden’s Student Loan Plan: What’s in It for You?
December 1st
- Stock Market Today: Wall Street Hangs on Stimulus Hopes Again
- An Uncomfortable Truth About Aging and Retirement Planning
- My Student Loan Relief Is Set to Expire, What Now?
- PODCAST: Where to Invest in 2021 with Anne Kates Smith