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News, insights and expert analysis on retirement from the team at Kiplinger.

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17 States With Scary Estate and Inheritance Taxes

Estate Tax Over a dozen states currently impose estate or inheritance taxes on heirs. Here’s where you’ll have to pay.

How You Can Guide Your Heirs Through the Great Wealth Transfer
Three Creative Ways to Lower Your Retirement Taxes
You May Want To Think Twice Before Selling These Four Assets in Retirement

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The 10 Most Costly Social Security Mistakes to Avoid

Want to maximize your Social Security check? Learn the 10 most common Social Security filing errors and the steps you need to take to boost your guaranteed retirement income.

The Social Security Test Every Wealthy Retiree Must Take

When you work and collect Social Security benefits before your FRA, you are subject to the Retirement Earning Test that could result in a temporary reduction of your benefits.
How to Retire Early in Seven Steps

Here is the secret sauce for how to retire early. Just be sure it's what you really want.
Grant Cardone Tells Us the Biggest Retirement Mistake You Can Make

The entrepreneur, real estate investor and motivational speaker tells us why people should never stop working.

Five Estate Planning Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

From procrastination to AI, these five estate planning pitfalls could mean your heirs are left with bureaucratic hassles — or a reduced inheritance.
To Keep Your Retirement on Track, Control These Three Levers

Think of investing in terms of time, savings and risk. By carefully monitoring all three, you'll keep your retirement plans heading in the right direction.
15 Money-Saving Travel Tips for Retirees

travel Globetrotting in your golden years doesn't have to cost a fortune. Here are some ways to cut down on your travel expenses.

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15 Social Security Tasks You Can Do Online

retirement Why visit a government office to get your Social Security business done? You can do much of that online.

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Want the Maximum Social Security Check in 2026? Here's What You Need to Do Now

As 2025 winds down, the maximum Social Security check sits at $5,108. Want the top-tier payout in 2026 — or at least the biggest check possible down the line? Act before the ball drops.
2026 Social Security COLA is 2.8%: What You Need to Know

The SSA has announced the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), the new maximum taxable wage cap, and the earnings requirements for Social Security credits.