Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine back issues from February 2006:
Rockin' the Rockin' Chair.(retirement of Fred W. Frailey)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: FRED W. FRAILEY What will I do with myself when I retire? First of all, thank you for asking. I sort of see myself taking a responsible part-time position with a leading Fortune 100 company, leaving me some time for relaxation. That is, I'll be a greeter at Wal-Mart ....
Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2006 ... The owner of three gas guzzlers says no sale to a new car, and a card user discovers that freedom has its limits. One reader masters medicare Part D, another learns to read the fine print and another seeks a better bottom line. GIVE 'ER THE GAS Unless you have cash ...
States Bask in Cold Cash.
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: ANNE KATES SMITH You may know Cheyenne, Wyo., as a rodeo capital, not a financial center. But the biggest thing in town--the state government--can barely count all its money. With a $1.2-billion surplus, Wyoming will beef up its state university, establish new ...
Fund Fees Matter.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... There are few areas where comparison shopping pays off more than in mutual funds. You can compare expenses for up to three exchange-traded funds, regular ...
Higher Loan Ceilings.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Mortgage shoppers in hot housing markets can expect some relief from Congress in 2006. Loan limits on conforming loans--those purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and bundled together to resell to investors--will be adjusted to reflect local price trends. Interest rates on ...
FAQ / I've Got a Ton of Clothing to Donate. What Can I Deduct?
Feb 01, 2006 ... About 25% of the original purchase price is a rough guide, adjusted for the condition of the goods. Visit a consignment or thrift store to see what similar items are ...
Google This: The Right Price.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Scott Kessler has followed Internet companies as an investment analyst at Standard & Poor's since 1998. His rating on Google: Hold. What's up with Google? The stock (symbol GOOG) started trading at $85 a share in August 2004 and recently hit $415. Is the run-up justified? ...
Your Boss, the 24/7 Busybody.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Surely your own time is just that--your own. Think again. Employers care more and more about off-duty behavior. Some bosses play benevolent Big Brother. Others are his evil twin. Your health is one major issue. Half the employers surveyed by Watson Wyatt, a benefits-consulting ...
WI-FI for Everyone.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: CHRISTINE M. VARNER Cities and towns are recruiting corporations to build public Wi-Fi networks. The idea is to make high-speed access available to everyone with a PC. Winning bidders pay to build and maintain networks. EarthLink, which won the right to ...
The Race to Italy.(Winter Olympics)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: LYNN WOODS With the Winter Olympics about to begin in Turin, finding a room will take legwork--or dollars. In December, tour operator Somewhere (www.somewhere.it) was offering apartments in town starting at C=130 ($156) per person per night. After that, ...
A Name Brand's Pull.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Next time you have a "gut feeling" about a bottle of wine, a new perfume or even a mutual fund, consider this: We tend to choose brands that begin with the first letter of our own name. So, for example, Molly might prefer Mounds candy, while Tonya picks Twix. A study in ...
What You Need to Know About Weight-Loss Programs.(Column)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Byline: Vera Gibbons 1. Meetings and diet shakes trump counting carbs. The holidays are over, and you, like so many Americans, would like to shed some pounds. But don't be tempted by gimmicky products or programs that promise quick and easy weight loss. "You may succeed ...
Partners in More Ways than One.
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Jeffrey R. Kosnett When doctors get hitched, you figure they're so well off that a wedding present is superfluous. Not so fast. Michael and Gemma Mercado, both 28 and medical residents, have money issues just like any young couple after one year of marriage. ...
From Piggy Bank to Pension.
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: James K. Glassman Retirement planning begins in your twenties or thirties--or, better yet, at birth. That's when you should start investing to build a nest egg of stocks and bonds big enough that you can live off the income and capital gains, rather than off the sweat of ...
Master's Fund Reopens to New Investors.(Select Equity Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... TREND BUCKER: Masters' Select Equity, which topped the S&P 500 by an average of five percentage points a year over the past five years, reopens ...
The Rocky Road for the Stars of '99.(Investing)(mutual funds and stock funds)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: David Landis Dispensing with the legal gobbledygook found in most mutual fund literature, IPS Advisory's Robert Loest laid out his own funds' risks with the kind of blunt language usually used to frighten teenagers away from sex, drugs and alcohol. "We buy scary stuff," ...
Dividends with Room to Grow.(Investing)(stock markets)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: David Landis In the perverse logic of Wall Street, young, rapidly expanding businesses that pay no dividends are all the rage (think Google), while solid, profitable companies that work hard to cut you a quarterly check are often ignored. Well, here's to the ...
Clunky Name, Snazzy Record.(Investing)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Steven T. Goldberg Dave williams is a long-distance runner at heart. In his younger days, he ran eight marathons, including the New York Marathon five times. Now, at age 63 (and four years after bypass surgery), the manager of the successful Excelsior Value & ...
A Winning Year for Stocks.(Column)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Byline: Jeremy J. Siegel I felt that throughout most of 2005, the stock market was undervalued. Two main concerns kept the market down: rising energy prices and rising interest rates. But at last it looks as if we could be getting some relief on both fronts. After Hurricane ...
The Beauty of Bond Funds.
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Steve Savage and Jeremy DeGroot If we say "bonds," you'll reply "income." And you may think bonds are a dangerous place to be when rates are rising (because the value of a bond falls as rates rise). You might also assume that owning individual bonds and holding them to ...
Big Mo with Less Risk.(Apple Computer Inc., Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Prudential Financial Inc.'s earnings)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Katy Marquardt Call it a momentum strategy with a twist. Shawn Price, manager of Touchstone Large Cap Growth (symbol TEQAX for A shares; 800-669-2796; 5.75% sales charge), chases companies with rapidly rising earnings and stocks that are outperforming the market. He also ...
Clipper Changes Course.(Clipper Fund appoints Christopher Davis and Kenneth Feinberg )(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: KATY MARQUARDT A fund's board of directors seldom has the gumption to defy the fund's sponsor. But in a rare display of independence, that's just what the overseers of Clipper fund did when they agreed to hire Davis Selected Advisors as Clipper's new manager. ...
Drilling for Dividends.(Precision Drilling Corp.)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: JEFFREY R. KOSNETT Shares of Precision Drilling, a Canadian owner of oil-and-gas rigs, tripled between 2002 and last summer. But Precision recently sold its foreign units and some other operations in order to shrink and reorganize into an income trust. Why mess with ...
Our Fund Picks Shine.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... The Kiplinger 25, our favorite no-load funds, are delivering solid results. Since publication of our May 2005 cover story ("The 25 Best Mutual Funds"), our 20 stock-fund picks have, on average, returned 7.9%, versus 6.4% for Standard & Poor's 500-stock index. The five bond funds gained ...
Rankings: Top-Performing Stock Mutual Funds--One Year.(Investing)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... RANKINGS: Top-performing stock mutual funds--one year HOW TO USE THE TABLES: Diversified funds are categorized by the average market value of their holdings. Funds that invest in stocks of all sizes are included in the Midsize category. Investment Style describes the kinds of ...
The New Rest of Your Life.(Your Money)(retirement benefits)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Lee Eisenberg Once upon a time, the drill was to hit 65 and retire. People owned their homes outright, paid for things in cash, bit into apples knowing that their Polident would hold. Not long afterward, they kicked the bucket. In the old Rest of Your Life, retirement ...
The One-Stop Solution.(retirement saving )
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Steven T. Goldberg Karen Young is an amateur photographer, plays golf,enjoys traveling and loves "anything outdoors." Notice that investing isn't one of her interests. She saves regularly, but the St. Louis corporate writer takes no pleasure in picking and choosing among ...
Smart Ways to Study Abroad.(lucrative offers of international study)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Jane Bennett Clark While many U.S. college students spent their fall weekends cheering for their school's football team, Jonathan Jackson took in his first rugby match, cycled across the spectacular landscape in New Zealand and learned to pronounce "good on ya" ...
Protect Against Net Threats.(Your Money)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Erin Burt They're out there, constantly morphing and multiplying: stealthy computer viruses, worms and spyware. Some are sent to annoy you or waste your time. The more sinister seek to vandalize your PC or steal your money. To defend against these threats, ...
Shrink Your Loans.(student loans)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Elizabeth Kountze New grads who want to change the world often find that fighting poverty begins at home, when they contemplate their first measly paycheck and Kilimanjaro-size student loans. One solution: With assistance programs that repay student loans in return for ...
A Sneaky Way to Buy a Car.
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Kimberly Lankford Say you're interested in a 2006 Hyundai Sonata, and you see it advertised at $14,888 if financed and $16,388 without the financing. You want to pay cash, but you are cheap. Is it possible to take the financing package and then retire the debt, thus ...
Credit Cards.(airlines' services)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Byline: JOAN GOLDWASSER Cardholders who use their credit cards to rack up airline miles carry an average balance of $4,000, according to Auriemma Consulting Group. And they're paying a steep price because the interest rate on airline cards can run as high as 16.99%. If you ...
A Narrow Window of Opportunity.(homeowners energy efficiency)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Mary Beth Franklin Uncle Sam can help insulate you from the high cost of heating your home. Homeowners who install energy-efficient doors and windows or make other energy-saving home improvements may snag up to $500 in income-tax credits. But don't delay. To take ...
Cool Deals in Used Cars.(leasers and purchasers chasing the latest incentives)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Mark K. Solheim The days of slim pickings at used-car lots are over. Today, you'll find them packed with pristine two- and three-year-old models turned in by leasers and purchasers chasing the latest incentives. These vehicles represent a used-car buyer's dream: They've ...
Smaller Prices Come To the Big Screen.(Rewards)(flat-panel plasma sets and LCDs)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Byline: Jeff Bertolucci The detail is amazing: the scuff marks on the quarterback's helmet, the linebacker's gap-toothed grin, the running back's grimace as he's stuffed by a monster nose guard. You're watching high-definition TV on a big-screen set, and you've reached nirvana ....
Kiplinger.com.(Rewards)
Feb 01, 2006 ... When you want a really big picture--50 or more inches--and value is more important than ...
They Gave Me Half a Million to Preserve Rare Books.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Byline: AS TOLD TO BARBARA HOCH MARCUS The call came last September. I was among 25 people who had been selected for a MacArthur fellowship in 2005. A panel of experts had decided that my work at the Rare Book School, which I founded more than 20 years ago, is worth supporting ....