Best Personal Finance Resources
See our picks for the best financial books, legal advice online and more.

Each year the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance choose standouts in stocks, funds, credit cards, travel, tech, cars and more. Our Best List is featured in the December issue of the magazine, which hits newsstands November 9.
So you don't miss a single one of our recommendations, I'll be featuring all of them in my daily Kip Tips column over the next couple weeks.
Today, the spotlight is on the best personal finance resources -- including our picks for the best way to check out an insurer, best financial books and more. See all our recommendations in this category.
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Award-winning journalist, speaker, family finance expert, and author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk.
Cameron Huddleston wrote the daily "Kip Tips" column for Kiplinger.com. She joined Kiplinger in 2001 after graduating from American University with an MA in economic journalism.
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