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Five Strategies to Defer Capital Gains in Real Estate Investing
These powerful strategies, from timing your sales during low-income years to leveraging qualified opportunity zones, can defer capital gains taxes on your real estate investments.
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Ten Tax Breaks for Homeowners and Homebuyers
Homeownership These real estate tax breaks can help homeowners get some money back.
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Vermont Tax Guide
State Tax Vermont state tax rates and rules for income, sales, property, gas, cigarette, and other taxes that impact residents.
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The Best Communication Services Stocks to Buy
Communication services stocks represent a diverse segment of the market that includes media companies, internet giants and telecoms. Here's how to find the best ones.
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Kiplinger Interest Rates Outlook: The Fed Hits the Pause Button
Forecasts The Fed left rates unchanged in January, and likely won’t cut again until May or June.
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How to Retire Early in Six Steps
Here is the secret sauce for how to retire early. Just be sure it's what you really want.
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What To Take On A Plane For A More Luxurious Trip
Air travel isn't exactly relaxing. But if you know what to take on a plane, any seat can be luxurious.
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Five Things You Can Get at Costco Without a Membership
Smart Buying We highlighted several popular Costco benefits that don't require a membership to the warehouse club. Take a look.
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What Is a Debt-to-Equity Ratio and How Do Investors Interpret the Number?
A debt-to-equity ratio is a way to measure a company's financial position. What does the ratio tell us? And how do investors use it?
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If You'd Put $1,000 Into Disney Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
Disney Long-time market laggard Disney stock has been a buy-and-hold disaster.
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16 Retirement Mistakes You Will Regret Forever
retirement From saving too little to claiming Social Security too early, there are plenty of ways that current and future retirees can sabotage their golden years.
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Should You Be Investing In Buffered ETFs?
Buffered ETFs help mitigate stock market losses, but investors will sacrifice some gains. Here's why.
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The Best Places For Gen Z To Buy A Home
These are the best, and worst, cities for young people to buy a home.
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10 Unique Ways To Save Money Shopping With Amazon
Amazon offers a lot of value if you know where to look. We'll show you hacks that can help you save on big purchases and everyday items.
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Contingency Planning for Your Personal Budget: Why It Matters and How to Do It Right
Contingency planning is about creating a financial safety net. It's a proactive approach to managing unexpected expenses, ensuring you're not caught off guard.
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Retirement Income Planning for Unfunded Health Care Costs
Retirement income plans often don't include late-in-life health or long-term care expenses. Here's how to cover for the unplanned withdrawals to pay for those.
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Federal Employees Buyout Offer: Five Things to Consider
Federal workers have a constellation of retirement benefits, and assessing them can get complicated fast. Here are five high-stakes decisions to focus on.
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Insurance Bad Faith After Natural Disasters: What to Know
Understanding the basics of insurance claims after catastrophic losses is important, especially if you encounter insurance bad faith. Here's what to do if that happens.
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Trump Abruptly Delays 25% Tariffs on Canada, Mexico for One Month
Tariffs The neighboring countries are major exporters of fresh food, auto, gas, and industrial supplies to the U.S.
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457 Plan Contribution Limits for 2025
Retirement plans There are higher 457 plan contribution limits for state and local government workers in 2025. That's good news for state and local government employees
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The 10 Most Expensive Cities to Live in the U.S.
Real estate From metro areas on both coasts to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, these are the most expensive cities to live in the U.S.
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The Kiplinger 25: Our Favorite No-Load Mutual Funds
The Kiplinger 25 The Kiplinger 25 is a list of our top no-load mutual funds that have proven capable of weathering any storm.
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The DeepSeek Crash: What It Means for AI Investors
DeepSeek's R1 model represents both risk and opportunity. Here's what DeepSeek means for AI investors.
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Travel Agents vs. Do-It-Yourself Online Travel Booking
Travel Travelers find that travel agents can beat do-it-yourself online deals.
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Your Guide to Planning a Long Vacation
Going on an extended getaway can deepen the benefits of traveling. Here’s how to plan a long vacation — without busting your budget.
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How to Calculate Taxes on Social Security Benefits in 2025
Social Security The federal government can tax up to 85% of your Social Security benefits, so it's good to know how those taxes are calculated.
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Tax Breaks for Parents of Children With Disabilities
Tax Breaks While there are no specific tax credits for parents of children with disabilities, caregivers might benefit from these other tax breaks.
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Kiplinger Housing Outlook: Existing Home Sales Fall Again
Economic Outlooks Home prices keep rising, but the rate of increase continues to slow.
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10 Ways to Generate Retirement Income
Each of these retirement income strategies has benefits and drawbacks. Here's what to consider to help you decide which ones might work for you.
