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Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Skirting The Salary Question
Instead of divulging your earnings history, focus on your skills and expectations.
2 min |
July 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Investments You Can Do Without
This column, like most articles about investing, usually tells you where to put your money—which stocks, bonds, sectors or asset classes are likely to yield superior returns in the future. What the pundits typically ignore is where not to put your money. Which investments should you shun? But I take up the challenge and identify four categories that you should avoid.
5 min |
July 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Get The Scoop In Seattle
She uses local ingredients in her ice cream and offers generouss benefits to employees to employees.
2 min |
July 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
The Joy Of Decluttering
Don’t let these common but misguided notions derail your goal to declutter and lighten up.
7 min |
July 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
The Lure Of Virtual Reality
It lets you go places without leaving home. But you may not want to pay up for the privilege just yet.
2 min |
July 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
What To Own In An Expensive Market
Sebastien Page is the head of asset allocation for T. Rowe Price Group. He and his colleagues determine the investment mix for the company’s multi-asset mutual funds, including target-date funds.
3 min |
July 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Investing With A Conscience
Few fund operators have combined principles and performance with as much success as Parnassus.
8 min |
July 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
How To De-Risk Your Finances
If you lose your job or face a large, unforeseen expense, are you prepared?
10+ min |
April 2019
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Expect Aftershocks From The Shutdown
Economists worry that lawmakers will fail to reach a debt-ceiling deal.
2 min |
April 2019
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Looking For Less Haggle, Less Hassle
Does the very idea of car shopping give you the prickly hives?
3 min |
June 2019
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Stock Buybacks Surge
Done right, they can be a good deal for shareholders.
5 min |
June 2019
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
The Best Way To Buy A Used Car
Most used car shoppers will find plenty of bargains in 2018. A record number of vehicles are coming off lease, increasing dealer supply and lowering prices—or at least keeping them flat.
3 min |
May 2018
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Why I Paid A Premium For Costco
I owned shares in COSTCO (SYMBOL COST, $186) in the early 1990s thanks to its merger with Price Co., a San Diego, Calif., warehouse store in which I held shares.
3 min |
May 2018
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Build An Income Ladder
Use these four portfolios as a guide to harness higher interest rates.
3 min |
May 2018
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Home Buyers Face Tough Competition
To win in a hot market, take advantage of tech to find homes as soon as they are listed.
2 min |
September 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
How To Make A Million
A record number of people have reached the seven-figure O milestone. Follow our five strategies to join them.
10+ min |
September 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
I Thwarted ID Thieves
After they stole my name, I switched into high gear to prevent them from hijacking my sterling credit history.
6 min |
September 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Smart Moves To Focus On Family
THEN: Raffi and Elaine Boloyan first appeared in the April 2006 issue of Kiplinger’s, shortly after Elaine had left her job in human resources to be a stay-at-home mom. At the time, Ava was 2 and Roman was 5 months.
2 min |
September 2017
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Tips To Keep Peace among your heirs
Use our guide to save on taxes, avoid probate and keep peace among your heirs.
10+ min |
December 2018
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
What You Need to Know About Chip Cards
Their rollout has been slow, spotty and sometimes frustrating.
2 min |
May 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
10 Ways To Make $1 Million
Our smart strategies will help you reach (or surpass) the seven-figure milestone.
10+ min |
May 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Learn How to Build Wealth for a Lifetime!
Just starting out? Raising a family? Getting ready to retire? Whatever your age, follow our moves for tending your finances and you'll reap big rewards.
10+ min |
April 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
When It's Time to Call In a Pro
Our guide will help you find the right adviser to get your financial life in order.
10+ min |
August 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Best of the Online Brokers
Fidelity edges out Merrill Edge and Schwab for first place in our rankings of top discount brokerages.
10+ min |
August 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Making A Plan for A Special-Needs Child
A patchwork of benefits and programs can help relieve the crushing costs, but planning for the long term is essential, too.
8 min |
September 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
45 Fast Financial Fixes
ASHUTOSH GOWARIKER is a man of few words, or at least that is what we thought. But fortunately, far from the truth. Talking heartily about cinema and all the hours he readily puts in behind his movies, the director talks more than what Srividya Menon and Aashna Bhatt had hoped for.
10+ min |
September 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Trim Your Taxes in Retirement
Lowering required minimum distributions once you turn 70 1/2 will keep more of your money tucked in a tax shelter.
4 min |
September 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Don't Get Caught Undercovered
Four ways to disaster-proof your homeowners policy.
3 min |
September 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Bargain Hunting
These 10 funds will benefit from the shift away from growth and toward value stocks.
9 min |
September 2016
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Book A Tour See The World
From the beaches of Samoa to the palaces of India, these excursions include all the arrangements and offer as much hand-holding as you want.
9 min |