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Trump Offers Millions of Workers Buyouts. If You're Near Retirement, Should You Take a Buyout?
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Social Security Fairness Act Checklist: Six Things to Know
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How to Find the Best Mid-Cap Stocks
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Three Ways to Help Your Adult Children Without Spoiling Them
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How Apps Are Impacting Traditional Banking
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The Two Reasons Alphabet Stock Is Sinking After Earnings
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Investing
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Stock Market Today: Investors Respond to the Usual Uncertainty
Stocks surged late but the major indexes closed mixed as the search for market leadership continues.
By David Dittman Published
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Trump's Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Is It And How Does It Work?
President Trump signed an executive order that puts in motion plans for a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. Here's what a sovereign wealth fund is and how it works.
By Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA Published
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If You'd Put $1,000 Into Amazon Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
Amazon stock has been a buy-and-hold investor's best friend.
By Dan Burrows Last updated
Personal Finance
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Best No-Penalty CD Rates: Lock in Rates Over 4%
Here are some of the best no-penalty CD rates available, with some offering APYs of over 4%.
By Sean Jackson Last updated
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18 Ways to Cut Your Energy Bill
Whatever the direction of utility prices, it pays to make moves that reduce your energy usage. Here are 18 ways to use less energy at home and lower your utility bills.
By Daniel Bortz Last updated
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The Best ROI? Investing in Yourself This Year
If personal growth is something you invest in only after taking care of all other priorities, it's time to turn that mindset on its head. Here's how to start.
By Frank J. Legan Published
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Taxes
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Trump Buyout Offer Paused Before Deadline: What It Means for You Now
Law & Politics The federal deferred resignation program accepted by thousands of workers continues to cause confusion and concern. Now the courts are involved.
By Kelley R. Taylor Last updated
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Will the SALT Deduction Cap Be Repealed or Raised in 2025?
Tax Deductions Some lawmakers say it’s time to end or increase the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions and President Trump seems to agree.
By Kelley R. Taylor Last updated
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Trump Wants You Out of the IRS, But You'll Have to Wait Until May
IRS Some IRS employees won’t be able to resign using the buyout offer until the end of tax season.
By Gabriella Cruz-Martínez Published
Kiplinger Advisor Collective
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Sophisticated Planning With Flexible Irrevocable Trusts
A flexible irrevocable trust can minimize taxes on capital gains, ordinary income, estate tax and property tax.
By John M. Goralka Published
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Eight Goals to Jump-Start Your Financial Success in 2025
To achieve your financial goals this year, you'll need to start with a clear vision and plan.
By Kiplinger Advisor Collective Published
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Seven Tips to Land Your First Client as a Financial Adviser or Entrepreneur
Building customer relationships is easier when you start from a place of trust and empathy.
By Kiplinger Advisor Collective Published
Retirement
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Is Indulging Your Vice Putting Your Retirement at Risk?
From alcohol to gambling, adults spend a lot of money pursuing their vices, but are they jeopardizing their retirement nest eggs?
By Donna Fuscaldo Published
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13 Things Medicare Gives You for Free
Medicare beneficiaries often pay monthly premiums, copays, annual deductibles and prescription drug costs. But what you may not know is that some services don’t cost anything at all.
By Kathryn Pomroy Published
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Compare Prior Authorization Denial Rates of Medicare Advantage Plans
Will your care be denied? Medicare Advantage insurers use prior authorization to manage utilization and lower costs. How does your plan measure up?
By Donna LeValley Published
Real Estate
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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.
By Daniel Goodwin Published
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Ten Tax Breaks for Homeowners and Homebuyers
Homeownership These real estate tax breaks can help homeowners get some money back.
By Rocky Mengle Last updated
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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.
By Erin Bendig Last updated
Economic Forecasts
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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.
By David Payne Last updated
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Another Down Year for Agriculture
The Kiplinger Letter Farmers brace for falling incomes, widening trade deficits
By Matthew Housiaux Published
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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.
By Rodrigo Sermeño Last updated
Economic Outlooks
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Kiplinger Trade Outlook: New Tariffs Threaten to Widen U.S. Trade Deficit
Forecasts Kiplinger's latest forecast on trade: U.S. exports, imports and our net trade deficit.
By Rodrigo Sermeño Last updated
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Are Tips Taxable in 2025? Understanding the IRS Rules
Taxable Income With all the recent talk about ending federal taxes on tips, some wonder whether tips are taxable income.
By Gabriella Cruz-Martínez Published
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The Four Worst Mistakes to Make When Selling Your Business
From ignoring potential buyers to failing to consider what you'll do once you've stopped working, here are the key mistakes to avoid when selling a business.
By Evan T. Beach, CFP®, AWMA® Published
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Kia Recalls 80,000 Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags, Seatbelts
Kia recalls more than 80,000 of its electric and hybrid models over improper seat belt and air bag deployment.
By Keerthi Vedantam Last updated
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Listed: 2 Luxury Ski Town Homes in Colorado
Luxury homes on the market in Telluride and Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
By Alexandra Svokos Published
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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.
By Becca van Sambeck Last updated