Retirement Planning
News, insights and expert analysis on retirement planning from the team at Kiplinger.
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Borrowing Against Your Portfolio: When It Makes SenseA securities-based line of credit can provide access to cash without requiring you to sell eligible investments. These are the opportunities and risks.
By Rich Guerrini
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How to Manage 401(k) Rollovers to Protect Your WealthIn addition to saving and investing, financial literacy should teach us how to manage 401(k) cash-outs and rollovers so we can protect our wealth.
By Spencer Williams
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What Dolly Parton Taught Us About True WealthThe way Dolly Parton lived her life and made business decisions offers the rest of us lessons about money, purpose, resilience, generosity and courage.
By Feroz Ansari, CFP®
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The Average Social Security Check by AgeCompare your average Social Security check with others of your age, and plan for the future.
By Donna LeValley
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6 Financial Tips for Women Taking the Lead in RetirementSecuring your future before life hands you a major transition, such as retirement or widowhood, is the best way to ensure you have clarity when it matters most.
By Becki E. Iacopelli, MT, CFP®, CFA®
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The Average Social Security Check in Every StateDo you live in this New England state with the heftiest check? Your Social Security benefit can be affected by where you live.
By Donna LeValley
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The Average Monthly Social Security Check: July 2026The average monthly Social Security check amount might surprise you. Here's a look at July's numbers and why they matter.
By Donna LeValley
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Are You Really on Your Best Investing Behavior? Take Our QuizQuiz You're only human. And your biggest error as an investor might be simply failing to recognize a basic evolutionary fact. Our quiz can help you do that.
By David Dittman
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4 Urgent Questions About 529 Plans and College SavingsIn this week's Wealth Wise advice column, financial experts answer four critical questions about rising tuition, shifting job markets, and navigating the new 529 plan rules.
By Maurie Backman
