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Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine From increasing your cash holdings to buying options, we show you how to guard against a correction -- or worse.
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Feeling queasy? After soaring for more than six months, stocks have started to wobble lately. The 250-point plunge in the Dow Jones industrials on October 30 marked the index’s fourth triple-digit decline over the six past trading sessions. ...
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine Bond funds offer a relatively low-risk way to invest in fast-growing developing nations. They’ll also profit from a falling dollar.
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The U.S. and other developed nations are just beginning to crawl out of a brutal recession. But most emerging markets are growing -- some rapidly. For example, China reported on October 21 that its economy grew 8.9% in the third quarter compared w
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine HOW TO PICK A FINANCIAL PLANNER Planners’ fees and methods vary greatly. Here’s how to find the right match for you. . .
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One of the new paradigms in working with financial planners is that you, the investor, should be in charge. But that doesn't mean you want a yes man as your adviser.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine Before you bid on a home, check for potentially dicey, and pricey, problems.
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In most states, home sellers must disclose any defect they know about that could affect how desirable -- and marketable -- their home is before they sign a purchase contract. Even in the six states that lack a “mandatory seller’s property conditio
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine If you face one of these scary situations, use our tricks to protect your pocketbook.
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A phantom charge haunts your bill. In July, technical difficulties struck about 13,000 Visa cardholders, who were each charged more than $23 quadrillion for such mundane purchases as gas and cigarettes. (They were dinged by overdr
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine Don't let crummy profits and high valuations bother you -- they won't derail this bull market.
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Since March 9, stock prices have surged -- and so have price-earnings ratios. While Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index has soared more than 60%, earnings have risen more modestly. Third-quarter profits are expected to increase only about 10% from t
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine There’s still a long way to go, but odds are good that President Obama will sign a bill before Christmas.
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Congress is beginning the endgame, with a health care bill likely by the end of this year. This week’s Kiplinger Letter considers the questions on our readers' minds and offers our best answers, complete ...
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine Breathe new life into your kitchen with these flooring options.
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Appliances and cabinetry hog the spotlight in the kitchen. But in a busy household, the flooring has to hold up under heavy use and look good, too. You have plenty of options for replacing worn or outdated floors for $1,000 or less. Whether you ca
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine Four-footed family members don’t have to cost an arm and a leg.
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Over the past seven years, Anna Meyer has gone through many life changes. She earned her doctorate in immunology at the Medical College of Georgia, moved to Maryland, got married, had a baby and moved to Charleston, S.C. Through it all, her dogs,
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine Shares of these solid companies should hold up well even if the market's gains don't.
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It’s okay to feel a little queasy about the 60% rise in Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index since March 9. Sure, it could be just the beginning of a long-term recovery that could bring further gains. On the other hand, it could be yet another instan