What Is an Assumable Mortgage and Could It Save You Thousands? Learn how assumable mortgages work, who qualifies and when taking over a seller's loan could save you money. Kiplinger · Feb 25
My Grandkids Want Me to Donate to Their Teams and School Fundraisers. I Adore Them, but I'm on a Budget. When your heart says "yes" but your wallet says "no," there is still a way forward. Here's what financial pros say. Kiplinger · Feb 25
2026 Tax Refund Delays: 5 States Where Your Money Is Stuck From New York to Oregon, your state income tax refund could be delayed for weeks. Here's what to know. Kiplinger · Feb 24
Dow Absorbs Disruptions, Adds 370 Points: Stock Market Today Investors, traders and speculators will hear from President Donald Trump tonight, and then they'll listen to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tomorrow. Kiplinger · Feb 24
Quiz: Do You Know How to Maximize Your Social Security Check? Test your knowledge of Social Security delayed retirement credits with our quick quiz. Kiplinger · Feb 24
Paper Tax Filers Face Long Wait as IRS Digitization Effort Stalls Last April, the IRS launched its Zero Paper Initiative to speed up paper tax return processing. The project isn’t going well. Kiplinger · Feb 24
How AI Chatbots Can Secretly Give Biased Advice “Poisoned” artificial intelligence can give untrustworthy advice about finance, health and lots more. Here’s how to fend off the growing threat. Kiplinger · Feb 24
Where Olympians Store Their Medals is a Great Lesson For Your Valuables and Cash What you can learn about protecting your cash and values from where Olympians store their medals. Kiplinger · Feb 24
Private Capital Wants In on Your Retirement Account Does offering private capital in 401(k)s represent an exciting new investment opportunity for "the little guy," or an opaque and expensive Wall Street product? Kiplinger · Feb 24
It's Time to Bust These 3 Long-Term Care Myths (and Face Some Uncomfortable Truths) None of us wants to think we'll need long-term care when we get older, but the odds are roughly even that we will. Which is all the more reason to understand the realities of LTC and how to pay for it. Kiplinger · Feb 24
Fix Your Mix: How to Derisk Your Portfolio Before Retirement In the run-up to retirement, your asset allocation needs to match your risk tolerance without eliminating potential for growth. Here's how to find the right mix. Kiplinger · Feb 24
An Executive's 'Idiotic' Idea: Skip Safety Class and Commit a Federal Crime Several medical professionals reached out to say that one of their bosses suggested committing a crime to fulfill OSHA requirements. What's an employee to do? Kiplinger · Feb 24
Dow Loses 821 Points to Open Nvidia Week: Stock Market Today U.S. stock market indexes reflect global uncertainty about artificial intelligence and Trump administration trade policy. Kiplinger · Feb 23
A Financial Planner Answers 10 Common Questions About the Gift Tax Generous gifts can have tax consequences, but in general, only very wealthy people need to worry about gift taxes. Still, there could be IRS paperwork involved. Kiplinger · Feb 23
Kiplinger · Feb 23 I Thought My Retirement Was Set — Until I Answered These 3 Questions I'm a retirement writer. Three deceptively simple questions helped me focus my retirement and life priorities.
Kiplinger · Feb 23 How You Can Use the Financial Resource Built Into Your Home to Help With Your Long-Term Goals Homeowners are increasingly using their home equity, through products like HELOCs and home equity loans, as a financial resource for managing debt, funding renovations and more.
Kiplinger · Feb 23 How to Find Free Money for Graduate School as Federal Loans Tighten in 2026 Starting July 1, federal borrowing will be capped for new graduate students, making scholarships and other forms of "free money" vital. Here's what to know.
Kiplinger · Feb 22 How One Extra Dollar of Income Can Cost You Thousands in Retirement Even modest changes in retirement income can raise Medicare premiums under IRMAA. Here’s how a small increase can affect your retirement costs.
Kiplinger · Feb 22 5 Tips To Get Your Kids Investing as Soon as Possible Teaching your kids to invest early will help them build a solid financial future. Here are five ways to get them started.
Kiplinger · Feb 22 We've Reached Our $5 Million Retirement Savings Goal, but at 66, My Husband Still Doesn't Feel Ready. We are 66 and have reached our retirement savings goal. Our plan is to travel, but my husband can't seem to let go of work.
Kiplinger · Feb 22 Aging in Place Can Be Bad for Your Health: This Financial Pro's Alternative Is a No-Brainer Why age alone in financial hardship when you can enjoy companionship — and share the costs of housing, groceries and health care — with a small community of friends?
Kiplinger · Feb 22 Want to Buy a Home With a Friend? Here's How to Prevent Legal Headaches With rising home prices leading more people to co-buy homes with friends, it's essential to have a co-tenancy agreement that clearly defines the deal.
Kiplinger · Feb 22 When It Comes to Retirement Planning, Be More Spock Than Scotty: It's Logical, Captain If you're worried about your retirement, address the concerns in a logical sequence, talk honestly with your team and prepare to go boldly into the future.
Kiplinger · Feb 22 A 5-Step Guide to Getting AI to Give You Actionable Insight Rather Than Polished Nonsense AI can be a powerful specialist, but it can sound smarter than it is when it comes to understanding real-world stakes. That means you have to be the strategist.
Kiplinger · Feb 21 First the Penny, Now the Nickel? The New Math Behind Your Sales Tax and Total A new era of "Swedish rounding" hits U.S. registers soon. Learn why the nickel may be on the chopping block, and how to save money by choosing the right way to pay.