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TRUSTED ADVICE FOR AMERICA'S BABY-BOOM GENERATION

 

TAXES
Now's the Time to Harvest Tax Losses
Now's the Time to Harvest Tax Losses
Lower your IRS bill by taking losses to offset both capital gains and ordinary income taxes.


PLUS: Sign Up for Year-End Tax Tips
EXTRA: Try Our Retirement Savings Calculator
 
 
VOLUNTEER
Recycle Your Business Know-How
Recycle Your Business Know-How
Retired doctors, lawyers, executives and other professionals are finding new uses for their expertise by becoming volunteers.


PLUS: The Pitfalls of a 401(k) Loan
 
SECOND ACT
Work? Travel? Relocation? Follow a group of seminar participants as they piece together a retirement puzzle -- and find some answers for yourself.
SAVE & PLAN
From big losses in retirement savings to saving in a bear market, we've got solutions to some common nest-egg woes.
YOUR HEALTH
HSAs work much like flexible-spending accounts but with a key difference: You can roll over unspent money from year to year. If you stay relatively healthy, you can build up a nice nest egg for your retirement health costs.
YOUR FAMILY
Fortysomethings with young children have a conundrum: save for their youngster's college or for retirement? These parents wonder if a Roth IRA makes sense for paying college bills.
KIPLINGER CLASSICS
Kiplinger's Personal Finance is now in its sixties, along with millions of baby-boomers. We've been giving members of this generation trusted advice from the get-go. Here's more.
Senior Editor Mary Beth Franklin offers advice on how to keep your nest egg afloat in the economy's shaky waters.
Think you are a whiz when it comes to planning for retirement? Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.

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This guide will tell you what you need to do, and when you need to do it, to make the most of your savings.

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Kipinger's Retirement Report

 
KIPLINGER'S: 40+ Poll
Should required minimum distributions for IRAs be suspended for 2008?
Yes, so retirees won't have to sell shares low
It's too late in the year to matter now
No, rules are rules
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