Reasons to Resist BNPL Propelled by inflation and the pandemic-driven convenience of online shopping, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have become as commonplace ... [Read More] 1/11/2023 | By Emma Patch
Does a Lump-Sum Payout Make Sense? Sometimes a lump-sum payout makes sense when planning for retirement. Many employers that provide defined-benefit pensions offer employees the ability ... [Read More] 12/14/2022 | By Sandra Block
Financial Help: A Company For Women Kiplinger talked to Stacy Francis, CEO of Francis Financial and founder of Savvy Ladies (www.savvyladies.org), which educates women on how ... [Read More] 11/23/2022 | By Janet Bodnar
Retirees Using a Reverse Mortgage for Income Sandra Block of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines how retirees can tap their home for income using a reverse mortgage line ... [Read More] 10/19/2022 | By Sandra Block
Alternatives to Long-Term Care Insurance Alina Tugend of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines alternatives to long-term care insurance for those who need other options. Long-term care ... [Read More] 6/15/2022 | By Alina Tugend
Consolidating Retirement Accounts Kiplinger’s Retirement Report looks at the advantages of consolidating retirement accounts, offers tips – and highlights the risk of not ... [Read More] 4/13/2022 | By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
How to Appeal and Avoid the Medicare Surcharge Sandra Block, senior editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, explains the Medicare premiums and discusses how to avoid the Medicare ... [Read More] 4/6/2022 | By Sandra Block
Social Security Benefits and Unemployment In this edition of “Ask Kip,” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance editors explain the connection between Social Security benefits and unemployment crises ... [Read More] 3/9/2022 | By Jackie Stewart and Rocky Mengle, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Six Inflation-Fighting Strategies: Remember to WIN! Baby boomers and their elders lived through the inflationary period of the 1970s and early 1980s. Remember the red WIN ... [Read More] 2/23/2022 | By Jill Schlesinger, CFP
Financial Recommendations for 2022 for Retirees and Others Business analyst Jill Schlesinger, CFP, looks at what’s new in 2022, including Americans’ financial moods. She gives financial recommendations for ... [Read More] 1/19/2022 | By Jill Schlesinger, CFP