Latest articles by the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance
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50 Quick and Easy Tips to Make and Keep More Money
savings Follow these smart moves to keep more cash in your household instead of flowing out.
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10 Great Places to Retire for Your Health
places to live Many retirees want to live in a slower-paced, budget-friendly small or midsize city, but they don’t want to travel for an hour or two to get first-class health care. These cities solve the problem.
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33 Super Deals and Discounts for 2018
Smart Buying We found 33 super deals and discounts on everything from travel to tech to exchange-traded funds.
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The Worst Things About Being a Millionaire
investing Who wants to be a millionaire?
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22 Secrets to Save Money on Travel
Travel We all dream of taking that perfect solo or family vacation, but planning on a budget can be hard.
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6 Stocks Battling Bad News: Sell, Hold or Buy?
stocks Plenty of worries can keep investors up at night, from the prospects for corporate earnings to whatever the Federal Reserve Board might have up its sleeve.
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FAQs About RMDs: Don't Blow Your Required Minimum Distributions
required minimum distributions (RMDs) Required minimum distributions are annual withdrawals people generally are forced to start taking from tax-deferred retirement accounts, such as traditional IRAs and 401(k)s, once they reach age 70½.
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Your Medicare Questions Answered
retirement Medicare plays a critical role in retirees' health care starting at age 65.
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Ways to Stop Wasting Money
savings You'll keep more cash if you follow our advice.
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What Was Your Biggest Financial Mistake?
savings Kiplinger readers share how they managed to bounce back from a major financial mistake.
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28 Ways to Stop Wasting Money
Smart Buying It's a pretty good bet that you have leaks in your budget—car insurance that costs too much, bank account fees, home-energy wasters or mutual funds with high expense ratios.
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The Practical Investing Portfolio
investing Columnist Kathy Kristof put her real money into the market so she could help you be a better investor.
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9 Smart Ways to Spend $10,000
Smart Buying Jeanette Brown knows how tough it can be for twenty- and thirtysomethings to afford a first home.
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7 Smart Ways to Spend $100,000
Smart Buying Sitting on a significant stash of cash?
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Past Years' Rankings of Top Public College Values
College Rankings Since 1998, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has ranked the top values in public colleges.
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Past Years' Rankings of Top Private College Values
College Rankings Since 1999, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has ranked the top values in private universities and liberal-arts colleges. (The rankings have been an annual endeavor since 2007.) Our exclusive rankings are based on a set of criteria that includes both academic quality and affordability.
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Past Years' Rankings of Best College Values
College Rankings Since 2015, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has combined its lists of the 100 best public colleges, 100 best private universities and 100 best liberal-arts colleges into a blended list of the 400 best college values.
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Holiday Disasters: What Does Homeowners Insurance Cover?
insurance If you've ever watched "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," you probably laughed as one disaster after another wreaked havoc on the Griswold family's holiday.
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4 Tips to Build a Better 401(k)
investing Keys to getting the most out of your plan.
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How to Motivate Workers to Save More for Retirement
investing Strategies to encourage employees to build a brighter future.
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Best States to Move to in 2018 for Lower Taxes
taxes Where you live and work can have a big tax impact on your paycheck.
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Kiplinger's Favorite High-Yield Dividend Stocks
investing These four picks are well suited for many income investors including retirees.
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Where to Retire in Florida
retirement Some cities in the Sunshine State are better suited for retirees than others.
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3 Best International Mutual Funds to Play the Global Economic Recovery
Smart Buying Why you should look overseas to grow your portfolio.
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