Latest articles by Knight Kiplinger
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401(k)s for Everyone
retirement Absent a mandatory 401(k), those who don't plan for their retirement will surely be a burden on others.
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Is It Price Gouging or Good Business?
Business Costs & Regulation Economics follows the amoral laws of supply and demand. And seemingly ethical behavior can have unintended consequences.
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Is Rent Control Unfair to New Tenants?
real estate Like most governmental price-fixing, rent control invites black-market evasion.
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Are We On the Hook for a Lavish Wedding?
Smart Buying Offer the couple a significant financial gift to start them off in their lives together -- and let them decide how to spend it.
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Rebalance Regularly to Minimize the Danger of the Next Bubble
investing Don't let a hot asset tempt you away from your investing strategy and into a bubble bath.
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It's Not Okay to Skip Out on a Mortgage
real estate Default is ethical only for people who can no longer afford their home because of circumstances beyond their control, such as job loss.
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Should I Blow the Whistle on a Co-Worker?
business Q: I recently learned, quite by accident, that a colleague at my office has grossly misstated her academic credentials on her resume (which I have seen), probably since before she came to work at our company.
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Should You Wed for Money Rather Than Love?
credit & debt Mutual love is the ideal, but material security has also been a marital motivation since the beginning of time.
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Ethical Dilemmas
spending In several years of writing "Money & Ethics," I've learned ethical conduct is often in the eye of the beholder.
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Should the Feds Call the Shots on Salaries?
Business Costs & Regulation Kiplinger's editor in chief tackles queries about executive compensation and union involvement.
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Gaming the New Rules of Health Insurance
insurance People who can afford insurance but choose to go without it are thumbing their noses at society.
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A Stubborn U.S. Budget
Economic Forecasts How can the federal government bring revenues and expenses back into balance?
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Say No to This Lawyer's Shakedown
Business Costs & Regulation Resist the temptation to sue just to win a quick settlement.
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Health-Care Rationing Is Inevitable
insurance Let's stop debating the why of rationing and get on with the how.
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Treat Terminated Employees With Respect
Employee Benefits How you manage layoffs sends a clear message to remaining employees about how the company views them and how they will be treated in the future.
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Did the Antiques Dealer Pull a Fast One?
Smart Buying Learn the rules of selling your goods.
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Lessons From the Crisis
Investor Psychology 13 maxims for the times.
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Money & Ethics
Smart Buying Each month editor in chief Knight Kiplinger answers readers' questions about the ethical way to handle their personal finances.
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Blame for the Bubble
Economic Forecasts One professor's take on how we got into this sorry mess is an insightful—and unsparing—account.
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Is it Wrong to Ditch a New Job for a Better Offer?
business Show the company that hired you the respect that they deserve.
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Beyond the Lost Decade
Politics The negatives weighing on our future are mostly known. The positives are less obvious.
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Will a Discount for Cash Run Afoul of the IRS?
spending If you take a cash discount from vendors who offer the deal to dodge taxes, you aren't at legal risk -- they are. Plus, can you spend your company's per-diem travel allowance as you please?
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It's All Right to Ask Your Kids to Chip In
spending When money is tight, family members can pool their earnings to make ends meet -- even the children.
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An Investor's Manifesto
investing Follow Knight Kiplinger's basic principles of investing, and prosper.
investing