Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine - July 2022

In this issue

BUILD UP YOUR DEFENSES Funds that use alternative strategies can help shield your portfolio from outrageous (market) fortune.

INCOME INVESTING Finding values in a volatile market, by JEFFREY R. KOSNETT.

STATE TAXES ARE GOING DOWN

Lawmakers are cutting income, sales and property taxes to return budget surpluses to residents.

4 mins

HOW TO INVEST NOW

Much hinges on whether the Fed can guide the economy to a soft landing.

10+ mins

Build Up Your Defenses

These alternative-strategy funds can offer some shelter from stock and bond market turmoil.

10 mins

How Many Stocks Should You Own?

With this year's rough ride, you don't need reminding that stocks are volatile.

5 mins

What You Need to Know About CRYPTO

Even if you’re not ready to invest in cryptocurrencies, it’s important to understand the role they play in modern finance.

10+ mins

Should You Pay Up to Pay Cash?

Some firms help home buyers make all-cash offers on homes. Weigh the fees before you sign on.

5 mins

How to Decipher Mutual Fund Returns

A guide to the many ways these popular investments measure their performance.

5 mins

HSAs Make Health Care More Affordable

Tax-advantaged health savings accounts allow you to save for a broad range of short-term and long-term medical expenses.

5 mins

When Buying a Home Doesn't Pay

My life as a renter is well known to my colleagues and friends, and even to Kiplinger readers (see "Millennial Money," Dec. 2020).

2 mins

The Golden Age of Cinema Endures

About as old as talkies, the Music Box Theater has had to find new ways to attract movie lovers.

3 mins

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