Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine - January 2021

In this issue

WHERE TO INVEST IN 2021 These seven trends should guide your investing decisions as the economy recovers and we put the pandemic behind us. PLUS: 8 stocks to buy ... and 5 to sell.

THE BEST AND WORST PRESIDENTS FOR STOCKS The leaders and losers often presided over market-driving factors they couldn’t control.

BUILD A BOND LADDER Target-maturity bond ETFs make the task a lot easier.

WHERE TO INVEST IN 2021

With the election in the rearview mirror, investors can turn their full attention to the economic recovery and progress on the pandemic.

10+ mins

8 Stocks to Buy Now... and 5 to Sell

These shares are poised for gains in 2021.

6 mins

The Best and Worst Presidents for Stocks

Presidents don’t make or break the market by themselves, but they do have an impact.

4 mins

Best 401(k) Funds From Vanguard

Use our guide to the most popular actively managed offerings for retirement accounts.

6 mins

Build a Bond Ladder

Use these ETFs to navigate a tricky market and manage cash flow.

6 mins

Find Higher Yields for Your Cash

Interest rates are scraping bottom, but here’s a road map to accounts that will help your money grow.

10+ mins

What the New President Means for Your Money

President-Elect Biden wants more consumer protections and perks for the middle class and seniors.

4 mins

Strategies to Tackle Debt

Millions of Americans facing furloughs and layoffs turned to credit cards to stay afloat. Here’s how to get out from under burgeoning balances.

9 mins

Your Guide to Roth Conversions

Like marriage, converting a traditional IRA to a Roth is not a step that should be taken lightly.

9 mins

How to Socialize Safely at Home

BEING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS DURING COVID was easier last spring and summer, when you were able to feel reasonably safe gathering outdoors at sidewalk cafés and restaurants, picnic areas, and porches and patios. Now, with the pandemic still raging and winter weather arriving, options for lingering outdoors in most parts of the U.S. have diminished. // But with the right furniture, equipment and gear, you can transform your backyard into an inviting space to socialize and still stay warm.

9 mins

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