Wealth Creation
News, insights and expert analysis on wealth creation from the team at Kiplinger.
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Is Your Retirement Based on Social Security Fact or Fiction?
One in two Americans don't know much about Social Security — and some are basing their retirement on mistaken beliefs. It's time to separate fact from fiction.
By Kelly LaVigne, J.D.
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Are You Investing to Make Money or Simply to Score Points?
Have you become numb to risk? Is your brokerage app or website fueling your desire to trade? An investment adviser explains why it always pays to be cautious.
By Jared Elson, Investment Adviser
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Has the New Tax Law Killed Roth Conversions for Retirees?
The OBBBA's permanent lower tax rates removed the urgency for Roth conversions. Retirees thinking of stopping or blindly continuing them should do this instead.
By Jeremy Keil, CFP®, CFA®, CKA®
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Worried About Retirement? 4 Tasks to Calm Your Nerves
If you're feeling shaky about your finances as you approach retirement, here are four tasks to complete that will help you focus and steady your nerves.
By Rodney Bolden
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Financial Success in 2026: Who's In Your Driver's Seat?
For financial success in 2026, look beyond the numbers to identify the people who influence your decisions, then set them realistic expectations
By Pam Krueger
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In the 2% Club and Have a Pension? Beware the 60/40 Portfolio
Income from your pension, savings and Social Security could provide the protection bonds usually offer, freeing you up for a more growth-oriented allocation.
By Joe F. Schmitz Jr., CFP®, ChFC®, CKA®
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Bye-Bye, Snowbirds: Retiring Americans Are Relocating Permanently
Why head south for the winter and pay for two properties when you can have a better lifestyle year-round in a less expensive state?
By Brandon Summers
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Consider These 4 Tweaks to Your 2026 Financial Plan
There's never a bad time to make or review a financial plan. But recent changes to the financial landscape might make it especially important to do so now.
By Michael Aloi, CFP®
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Why You Should Show Your Insurance Some Love
Sure, it's pricey, the policies are confusing, and the claims process is slow, but insurance is essentially the friend who shows up during life's worst moments.
By Karl Susman, CPCU, LUTCF, CIC, CSFP, CFS, CPIA, AAI-M, PLCS
