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investing Capital expenditures are on the upswing as many companies take advantage of savings from a lower tax rate and a more favorable depreciation schedule.

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savings Follow these smart moves to keep more cash in your household instead of flowing out.

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places to live Many retirees want to live in a slower-paced, budget-friendly small or midsize city, but they don’t want to travel for an hour or two to get first-class health care. These cities solve the problem.

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Smart Buying We found 33 super deals and discounts on everything from travel to tech to exchange-traded funds.

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investing Who wants to be a millionaire?

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Travel We all dream of taking that perfect solo or family vacation, but planning on a budget can be hard.

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stocks Plenty of worries can keep investors up at night, from the prospects for corporate earnings to whatever the Federal Reserve Board might have up its sleeve.

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required minimum distributions (RMDs) Required minimum distributions are annual withdrawals people generally are forced to start taking from tax-deferred retirement accounts, such as traditional IRAs and 401(k)s, once they reach age 70½.

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retirement Medicare plays a critical role in retirees' health care starting at age 65.

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Feature You'll keep more cash if you follow our advice.

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savings Kiplinger readers share how they managed to bounce back from a major financial mistake.

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Smart Buying It's a pretty good bet that you have leaks in your budget—car insurance that costs too much, bank account fees, home-energy wasters or mutual funds with high expense ratios.

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investing Columnist Kathy Kristof put her real money into the market so she could help you be a better investor.

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Smart Buying Jeanette Brown knows how tough it can be for twenty- and thirtysomethings to afford a first home.

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Smart Buying Sitting on a significant stash of cash?

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College Rankings Since 1998, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has ranked the top values in public colleges.

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College Rankings Since 2015, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has combined its lists of the 100 best public colleges, 100 best private universities and 100 best liberal-arts colleges into a blended list of the 400 best college values.

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College Rankings Since 1999, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has ranked the top values in private universities and liberal-arts colleges. (The rankings have been an annual endeavor since 2007.) Our exclusive rankings are based on a set of criteria that includes both academic quality and affordability.

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insurance If you've ever watched "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," you probably laughed as one disaster after another wreaked havoc on the Griswold family's holiday.

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investing Keys to getting the most out of your plan.

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investing Strategies to encourage employees to build a brighter future.

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