Latest articles by Knight Kiplinger
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Should New Residents Contribute Equally to Community Funds?
Budgeting Acknowledging building workers' helpfulness is always appropriate and welcome. But should all residents pay the same amount?
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Why You Can't Trust Online Reviews
Smart Buying Online ratings services are for-profit businesses that sell ads to the same local companies their users review—a potential conflict of interest.
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Government Reparations for Oppressive Acts
Business Costs & Regulation It is ethically dubious for descendants of oppressed peoples to seek reparations for wrongs done to their forebears, to be paid by contemporaries not responsible for long-ago sins.
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Should I Boycott Clothing Made With Cheap Foreign Labor?
spending Workers take factory jobs in cities to improve their lives. It’s ethically better to support these workers than to boycott their products.
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Should Employers Check My Credit Before Hiring?
business Credit checks should be allowed, and job applicants should have the right to explain negative information.
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Should News Organizations Pay Their Sources?
Business Costs & Regulation Checkbook journalism is on the rise among mainstream broadcast networks and Internet media sites. It is a disturbing trend.
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Forecasting the Future in 1963
Economic Forecasts Much has changed over the last five decades. Here's what Willard Kiplinger and The Kiplinger Letter saw coming.
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Honoring Deceased Parents’ Wishes
spending Your siblings are under no legal obligation to help if your parents’ will is silent on a subject.
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Are Speed Cameras a Trap?
Technology Camera placement should be determined by public safety concerns, not revenue potential.
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Should Nonprofits Pay Property Taxes?
Tax Breaks Because most basic services provided by cities are funded by real estate taxes, it's reasonable that every property owner should pay something.
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Should Doctors Be Barred From Accepting Perks?
business Some activists predict that broader disclosure will cause physicians to start refusing gifts and fees from the health industry.
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Our Greatest Economic Forecasts of the Last 90 Years
Economic Forecasts The Rest of the Story: The Kiplinger Letter warned its readers repeatedly in the late 1920s about excessive speculation in stocks.
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Our Greatest Tech Forecasts of the Last 90 Years
Technology The Kiplinger Letter — long famous for its economic, business and political forecasting — also alerts its readers to emerging technologies.
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Is a CEO-Led Buyout Ethical?
business Too many publicly traded companies have been taken private for too low a price, enriching the new private-equity owners at the expense of the former stockholders.
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The March on Washington: A Personal Reflection
Politics Editor-in-chief Knight Kiplinger looks back to a moment on the mall 50 years ago — and explores how far we've come in realizing the goals outlined that day.
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When Permanent Alimony Makes Sense
alimony States have adopted sensible, multipart tests to help judges decide whether alimony is called for.
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Hedge Funds: You Name It, They Trade It
investing The hedge fund manager's answers to my questions revealed what I don't like about that style of investing.
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Chill Out in a Hot Home Market
real estate The surge in home prices is bringing back the frantic "have to buy now" mentality.
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Should I Cut Off Support for My Charity?
spending Don’t make a knee-jerk response to every issue involving a particular charity. Determine whether the organization is remaining true to its principles in its overall activities.
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A Bold 401(k) Overhaul
investing Every employer in America, regardless of size, would be required to offer an account to all employees.
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Should Firms Share the Wealth With Workers?
Employee Benefits Companies don’t have any general moral obligation to pay more than the market dictates, but it often makes good business sense.
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Should Creative Property Be Free Online?
Business Costs & Regulation Creative people should get paid for their talent in a variety of ways, especially by consumers of their work.
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Financial Security Is Still Achievable
Financial Planning Social critics argue that financial progress is impossible for most Americans in today's economy. Powerless victims? No way.
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Freebies That Charities Send in the Mail
savings You're under no moral obligation to pay for something you didn't request.
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