Best National Banks 2025 National banks offer a wide variety of accounts and services, including wealth and investment management. Here's Kiplinger's pick of the best. Kiplinger · Aug 4, 2025
The Most Tax-Friendly State for Retirement in 2025: Here It Is How do you retire ‘tax-free’? This state doesn’t tax retirement income, has a low median property tax bill, and even offers savings on gas. Are you ready for a move? Kiplinger · Aug 3, 2025
Five Questions to Help Ensure a Happy, Secure Retirement You need to drill down to what you really want out of retirement. Then you can get down to the business of crafting a financial plan to make it happen. Kiplinger · Aug 2, 2025
High-Yield Saving Options Before Rate Cuts Hit Savers can still access higher savings rates. However, with a rate cut looming, you have a tighter window to capitalize. Kiplinger · Jul 28, 2025
5 Myths About International Investing—And Why They Could Be Costing You Serious Returns Foreign markets scare American investors, who assume these venues carry greater risk than widely held equities, bonds and funds on Wall Street stock exchanges. But one portfolio manager thinks those fears are unfounded and he is busting five myths about international investing. In particular, his commentary for Kiplinger warns that… Benzinga · Jul 28, 2025
Retirement Tax Bombs: How Roth Conversions May Cut the Blue Wire If you have a significant amount in tax-deferred retirement accounts, you could be sitting on a tax time bomb. Luckily, there's a way to defuse the situation. Kiplinger · Jul 26, 2025
The 10 Places Where Social Security Covers the Most (and Least) Of Your Expenses On average, Social Security covers 30.11% of retirees’ spending. Fortunately, there are places where those dollars will stretch further and cover more of your spending. Kiplinger · Jul 25, 2025
Social Security Administration Will Continue Sending Paper Checks, Reversing Course The Social Security Administration has backed off from plans to eliminate paper checks. However, it will only send checks in the mail as a matter of last resort. Kiplinger · Jul 25, 2025
How Rich Are You? This Is The Net Worth It Takes To Join The Top 2% Of Households You may be striving. You may be focused. You may have a solid job, a growing portfolio, a paid-off home—or maybe you're just getting started but doing all the right things. Saving. Investing. Staying disciplined. Benzinga · Jul 25, 2025
A Financial Planner's Prescription for the Headache of Multiple Retirement Accounts Having a bunch of retirement accounts can cause unnecessary complications. Consolidation can make it easier to manage your savings and potentially improve investment outcomes. Kiplinger · Jul 23, 2025
New SALT Deduction Could Put Thousands Back in California Homeowners’ Pockets The federal state and local sales tax (SALT) deduction cap is higher this year, and could translate into bigger savings for Golden State homeowners. Kiplinger · Jul 22, 2025
Three Surprising Ways Trump’s New Tax Law Could Change Your Child’s Money Story The Trump tax bill could help your child with future education and homebuying costs. Here’s how. Kiplinger · Jul 22, 2025
How Advisers Can Rev Up Sales With Medicare Help boost your revenue stream by integrating Medicare solutions into your financial practice for long-term client value and profits. Kiplinger · Jul 22, 2025
Why Your Summer Budget Feels Tighter: Tariffs Push Up Inflation Your summer holiday just got more expensive, and tariffs are partially to blame, economists say. Kiplinger · Jul 17, 2025
Kiplinger · Jul 15, 2025 Parents Prepare: Trump's Megabill Brings Three Crucial Tax Changes Are you a parent? The so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ (OBBB) impacts several key tax incentives that can affect your family this year and beyond.
Kiplinger · Jul 12, 2025 The Country Club Arms Race Adds Perks (And Fees) Beyond Golf. Is It Worth the Expense? As golf has grown in popularity, country clubs are upgrading with amenities for the whole family. Find out what's new and what's worth the cost of memberships.
Kiplinger · Jul 12, 2025 Your Paycheck Stops in Retirement, But Your Life Doesn't: An Expert Guide to Planning for a Confident Future Social Security will replace only about 40% of your salary, on average. A solid financial plan will help you plug the gap so you can rest easy in retirement.
GOBankingRates · Jul 11, 2025 5 Reasons to Invest in Crypto When You’re Retired — And 5 Reasons to Avoid It As cryptocurrency continues to mature as an asset class and Bitcoin reaching new highs, more retirees are considering whether digital currencies deserve a place in their retirement portfolios. The...
Kiplinger · Jul 6, 2025 I'm a Financial Adviser: For True Diversification, Think Beyond the Basic Stock-Bond Portfolio Amid rising uncertainty and inflation, effective portfolio diversification needs to extend beyond just stocks and bonds to truly manage risk.
Benzinga · Jul 1, 2025 This Tech Upgrade Could Save Investors Thousands in Taxes—Automatically Artificial intelligence is taking over tax preparation at major brokerage houses, easing the burden on small and large investors. That means less time poring through spreadsheets, looking to save pennies, and more time growing long-term assets.
Kiplinger · Jun 29, 2025 Are You Owed Money Thanks to the SSFA? You Might Need to Do Something to Get It The Social Security Fairness Act removed restrictions on benefits for people with government pensions. If you're one of them, don't leave money on the table. Here's how you can be proactive in claiming what you're due.
Kiplinger · Jun 24, 2025 Savvy Marketing Tips for Financial Pros From a Financial Pro These strategies for marketing, client acquisition and retention can help financial professionals elevate their business and production.
Kiplinger · Jun 23, 2025 Where to Invest in the Back Half of 2025 The crystal ball has gone dark on Wall Street. Flexibility and diversification will be key in the second half of 2025.
Kiplinger · Jun 21, 2025 My First $1 Million: Early Retiree, 57, Western North Carolina Ever wonder how someone who's made a million dollars or more did it? Kiplinger's My First $1 Million series uncovers the answers.
Kiplinger · Jun 21, 2025 Don't Have an Estate Plan? Six Things That Could Go Very Wrong Bad things can happen when you're unprepared, such as big-time taxes and family turmoil. Generational planning can help protect the people you love. Here's some expert advice to help you out.