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Kiplinger's Personal Finance is a magazine focused on personal finance, published by Kiplinger since 1947. It is recognized as the first personal finance magazine in the United States, providing "reliable, impartial advice in straightforward language." The magazine covers a variety of topics, including money management, financial security, saving, investing, retirement planning, college expenses, and significant purchases such as cars and homes. Since January 2009, Janet Bodnar has served as the editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

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Trump Tax Cuts: Are Your SNAP, Medicaid Benefits at Risk?

2 days ago | kiplinger.com | Gabriella Cruz-Martínez

Tax season may be over, but your tax breaks and certain federal benefits for next year are still uncertain. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives recently adopted the U.S. Senate’s amended budget resolution for President Donald Trump’s ‘one, big beautiful’ tax policy package.
Retiring Without a Partner? How Singles Can Maximize Their Savings

2 days ago | kiplinger.com | Kathryn Pomroy

Few people are prepared to face retirement without a partner to lean on when making crucial financial, investment and long-term care decisions. Yet, many people heading into retirement or already retired are single. All of which brings up a crucial question: how can you best plan for retirement as a single person? How many pre-retirees and retirees are single?
33 Stocks That Could Rally 50% or More This Year

2 days ago | kiplinger.com | Dan Burrows

The bull market came to an abrupt halt midway through the first quarter, with the broader market losing more than 14% since its February peak. Although that's not particularly reassuring, a downbeat start to 2025 should theoretically mean that lots of stocks are on sale. Before we get to stocks with the most upside potential based on industry analysts' average price targets, let's put our current market in perspective. The S&P 500 is off more than 10% for the year to date through late April.
Reminder: The Basics of Using HSA Funds

3 days ago | kiplinger.com | Ella Vincent

A health savings account is a remarkable tool to help pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses. HSAs offer a triple tax advantage: Contributions are tax-deductible (up to $4,300 for self-only coverage and $8,550 for family coverage in 2025, plus an extra $1,000 if you’re 55 or older), growth from the account’s investments is tax-deferred, and withdrawals are tax-free for eligible expenses. You must have a qualifying high-deductible health insurance plan to fund an HSA.
Missed Tax Day? Nearly One Million Taxpayers Still Can File and Claim Valuable Tax Refunds

3 days ago | kiplinger.com | Gabriella Cruz-Martínez

Are you expecting a tax refund this year? Millions of taxpayers are, but as many as 1 million individuals could unknowingly be missing out. The average refund amount this tax season was $3,116, according to the latest data from the IRS. As of April 4, the tax agency has paid over $211 billion in tax refunds after processing over 100 million tax returns. More than 140 million individual tax returns were expected to be filed by the April 15 deadline.
What the 2025 Tariffs Could Mean for Your Wallet - And What to Do About It

5 days ago | kiplinger.com | Laura Gariepy

If you’re worried about what tariffs could do to your wallet, your fears aren’t unfounded. On July 8, the 90-day reciprocal tariff pause will end, potentially causing the cost of imported products to skyrocket. So, should you rush to buy everything on your shopping list before the cost of goods surges? Maybe, maybe not. We’ll shed some light on the current tariff situation and offer practical consumer guidance.
Is your car driving up your insurance premium?

5 days ago | kiplinger.com | Rachael Green

With tariffs expected to raise car prices, some drivers are looking to buy a new car before those tariffs kick in. If you’re among them, you might want to doublecheck which make and model you’re considering before you sign the paperwork. If you don’t, your car insurance premium could suffer. Average car insurance rates have been rising across the board.
The AI Doctor Coming to Read Your Test Results

6 days ago | kiplinger.com | John Miley

To help you understand the trends surrounding AI and other new technologies and what we expect to happen in the future, our highly experienced Kiplinger Letter team will keep you abreast of the latest developments and forecasts. (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Letter or subscribe). You'll get all the latest news first by subscribing, but we will publish many (but not all) of the forecasts a few days afterward online. Here’s the latest…Generative AI has big potential in the public sector.
Ask the Editor: Questions on Property and Amended Returns

6 days ago | kiplinger.com | Joy Taylor

Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter Editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week, she’s looking at questions related to amended returns, reverse mortgages and depreciation deductions. (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Tax Letter or subscribe.)Q1: Amended returnsI mailed amended tax returns on Form 1040-X to the IRS in early January. They show up in the IRS system as received by the agency, but I have not yet received my refunds.
Top Five Tips From Current Retirees to Future Generations

6 days ago | kiplinger.com | Christy Bieber

Just as history repeats itself, or at least rhymes, so future generations can learn a thing or two about retirement planning from their elders. We don't mean the dubious advice given to the listless twenty-something in the 1967 film, The Graduate: "I just want to say one word to you. Just one word.... Plastics!" Today's retirees offer far better counsel for those who are still working, from recent graduates to the oldest Gen Xers.