Articles by Kiplinger
Metropolitan West Unconstrained Bond
4/8/2013, 8:07 am from Kiplinger in Investing, Insurance
Symbol: MWCRX
Expense Ratio: 0.99%
800-241-4671 They have built a portfolio designed to protect against rising
interest rates. For starters, they have 26% of the fund's assets in
mortgage... Read >>
Osterweis Strategic Income
4/8/2013, 8:06 am from Kiplinger in Investing, Insurance
Symbol: OSTIX
Expense Ratio: 0.92%
866-635-0050 Co-managers Carl Kaufman and Simon Lee have the freedom to
invest large chunks of Osterweis Strategic Income in almost any
kind of debt,... Read >>
Harding Loevner Emerging Markets
4/8/2013, 8:06 am from Kiplinger in Investing, Insurance
Symbol: HLEMX
Expense Ratio: 1.49%
877-435-8105 Managers G. Rusty Johnson, Craig Shaw and Richard Schmidt use
filters to identify growing, high-quality companies -- firms that
boast high... Read >>
Why I Sold Lockheed Martin
4/5/2013, 9:05 am from Kiplinger in Investing, Insurance
I loved to make up stories when I was a kid. I'd see a
disheveled matron waiting for a bus, and I would fabricate the tale
of her tragic life. A teen glaring over the handlebars of his... Read >>
When Your Parents Need Financial Help
4/4/2013, 9:06 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Retirement
As parents and children age, the familiar family roles often
switch. And for some adult children that can mean helping elderly
parents financially. See Also: Do Your Parents Need Help Managing... Read >>
7 Funds to Own Forever
4/4/2013, 9:05 am from Kiplinger in Investing, Insurance
You've heard it all before: You can't time the market.
Diversification is a winning strategy. Keep your costs low, and one
of the best ways of doing that is to invest in index funds, which
beat... Read >>
Give Yourself a Pay Raise
4/3/2013, 8:18 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Taxes
Working on a tax return -- or paying someone to do it for you --
might be a royal pain. But for three out of four taxpayers, at
least there's a reason to smile when the deed is done. Our... Read >>
What the Odds Are That Your Tax Return Will Be Audited, and What to Do If It Is
4/3/2013, 8:17 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Taxes
Overall, the odds are reassuring. The vast majority (99%, in
fact) of individual income tax returns skate safely past the IRS
audit machine. Better news: The 1-in-100 chance of being called on... Read >>
10 Things You Must Know About Traditional IRAs
4/1/2013, 8:07 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Retirement
10 Things You Must Know About Traditional IRAs The traditional IRA is one of the best options in the
retirement-savings toolbox. You can open a traditional IRA at a
bank or a brokerage, and... Read >>
The Bonds with the Most Bang for the Buck
4/1/2013, 8:06 am from Kiplinger in Investing, Insurance
Pop quiz: Among all interest-paying investments, which one
delivers the highest income relative to the amount of principal it
will lose when interest rates rise? (As you probably know,... Read >>