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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.

HOW TO INVEST NOW

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

How Many Stocks Should You Own?

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

Build Up Your Defenses

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

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).

Find ATTRACTIVE YIELDS in Today's Market

Our field guide to income investments identifies opportunities that range from ordinary to downright exotic.

Profit From Healthy Profit Margins

These companies find ways to flourish even in tough times

Fight Back Against High Inflation

Whether you’re 28 or 68, you’re staring down a surge in con-sumer prices. But for many millennials, the precipitous rise in inflation—which reached an overall rate of 8.5% in March—has been especially steep.

Create a Financial Plan for a NATURAL DISASTER

You’ll recover more quickly if your important documents are secure.

Caregivers Share Their Stories

My column on caregiving (see “Living in Retirement,” Feb.) generated a number of responses from readers who offered their own perspectives. “People not in this situation don’t have a clue, and that includes ‘experts,’ ” writes Ken Jarosch, sole caregiver for his wife, Kathy, who suffers from muscular dystrophy. “I went to several caregiving classes, where we were served a nice dinner and a sunshine talk. But the real help came from the people in attendance, who actually live this.”

Buy Bonds Now? That Depends

I insist it is folly to quit sound invest-ments because of a bad quarter, but the bond market swoon of early 2022 tests my resolve. When superb stuff such as tax-exempt toll-road bonds, taxable infrastructure municipals and BBB corporates suffer losses of 6% to 10%, that is true shock and awe. The last time returns took a big wallop was the summer “taper tantrum” of 2013, when, despite the absence of inflation, traders overreacted to Federal Reserve plans to cut back bond purchases. That episode is remembered now as an epic buying opportunity— thus, it is tempting to interpret the current downturn in the same vein.

ABLE Accounts Offer Financial Independence

People with disabilities, and their families, can save for a variety of expenses in these tax-advantaged accounts.

Answers to Your SOCIAL SECURITY QUESTIONS

Figuring out how to get the most out of your benefits is not as simple as it looks.

THE MONEY TALK NEW COUPLES NEED

Whether or not you merge your finances, you need to be on the same page. Natalie and Dan Slagle are founders of Fyooz Financial Planning, a financial planning firm that specializes in advising couples.

An Urgent Need for Cybersecurity

In June 2017, Russian hackers launched a malware attack on Ukraine called NotPetya. The attack, which locked users out of their own files unless they paid a ransom in bitcoin, was just one more tactic in the conflict between the two nations that had begun three years earlier. But viruses don’t respect borders, and this one spread far beyond Ukraine.

THE BEST REWARDS CARDS FOR YOU

Our top picks offer cash back, points or miles you can use to buy groceries or gas, pay for travel or boost savings.

RELIEF AT THE PUMP?

Lawmakers want to cut gas taxes, but analysts question whether it will actually lower prices.

Seven Smart Tools for ESG Investors

Use these free online resources to help you vet sustainable options for your portfolio.

10 Good Reasons to Cancel Amazon Prime

Membership recently jumped to $139 a year. Maybe you don’t really need it.

Sharing the Love (and Money)

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Exploring the potential of carbon

A huge exporter and supplier of carbon products to the global semiconductor industry, Nippon Carbon has a history of introducing innovations to the Japanese and global markets.

3 Easy Ways To...Be Organised To Save Money

You can save time and cash with these handy tips. Here’s how to start!

Tales From The Crypto

Environmentally-friendly power for CRYPTO MINING is becoming a big issue

Are Premium Bonds For You?

This month, Andy Webb uncovers why everyone’s talking about Premium Bonds

Could A Sufficiently Powerful Computer Bring Down Bitcoin?

Could a sufficiently powerful computer bring down Bitcoin?

3 Things To Do When Buying Home Insurance

When it comes to insuring your home, it’s essential that you don’t pay over the odds, but it’s crucial to get the right cover for you, too. Here’s what to do…

Can You Pandemic-Proof Insurance?

Planning your post-lockdown escape? Travel insurance companies now offer policies for those determined to keep travelling during the pandemic.

Don't Let Loyalty Cost You Cash

It’s a quality most of us prize in friends, but when it comes to your bills, does loyalty really pay?

Take Good Advice But Buy With Your Heart

Investing in a gun might seem daunting but if you know what you’re looking for and what you want, it’s a good start, says Simon Reinhold

Black Box Insurance Slammed As Malfunctions And Complaints Rise

‘Intrusive’ technology criticised as insurers force policyholders to defend anomalies in the telematics data from their cars