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| H E A LTH Y LIVIN G |64 Boomers go Bionic Joint-replacement surgery could let you get back in the game. 70 From the experts How to beat jet lag.
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| IN V E S TIN G |50 the Kip 25 Funds deliver our favorite stock and bond mutual funds are on a roll. We introduce only two new faces this year.
58 7 great all-american stocKs sticking close to home should give them a leg up.
61 practical investing can this fallen
| AH E A D |11 topic a: How a tax on imports could affect you . . . Retailers use GPs to track your buying habits . . . Knight Kiplinger on money and ethics. 16 success story sharing a taste of the south, by PatRicia MeRtz essWein.
18 opening shot Buy retail stocks at wholesale prices, by JaMes K. GlassMan.
22 money smart women all-stars of the Kip 25, by Janet BodnaR.
kiplinger’s personal financefounded 1947
Vol. 71 no. 5
| IN E V ERY ISSUE |6 From the editor How to get good advice.
8 letters insure your income.
72 then and now Merging their money and their goals.
| M O NE Y |24 money made simple We know you’re stressed out. our strategies can help you simplify, streamline and organize your financial life to free up both time and cash.
34 your medicare FaQs newly eligible? Here’s what you need to know about the system.
37 game plan How can i reduce my property tax bill? ON THE cOVER: Photograph by Nicholas Eveleigh
38 roll your money into an ira? We tell you when it makes sense to move your 401(k).
42 asK Kim How long to hang on to tax records, by KiMBeRly lanKfoRd.
43 cut car insurance rates our six-step plan can save you hundreds of dollars a year.
46 rethinKing retirement Moving to be near the grandkids, by Jane Bennett claRK.
48 drive time How to get a great deal on a new car, by david MuHlBauM.
49 credit deposit insurance has your back.
n tosha turner is using a 529 plan at worK to save For college For
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biotech be revived? by KatHy KRistof.
62 investing For income What i’m telling worried readers, by JeffRey R. Kosnett.
63 more aBout investing fund rankings.
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