Equality on the Job

The long ascent of women workers has been hard-fought, and vestiges of male privilege remain.

Straight Talk on Taxes

Give everyone a lower tax rate on investment income than on earnings, but make it progressive.

Why Knight Kiplinger Is Sticking With Stocks

Especially for investors under the age of 50, stocks must still be the foundation for every long-term investment strategy.

The Future Is Yours

Whatever quality of life means to you, achieving it is in your hands.

Is Gentrification a Plus for the Neighbors?

Gentrification is often used unfairly to describe what should be viewed as a normal and positive stage in the life cycle of cities.

A Balanced Federal Budget? Not without Pain

Businesses and individuals who benefit from tax breaks must surrender some self-interest.

Who Benefits From Affordable Homes?

For many young adults, I believe this will turn out to have been a good time to buy a house or condo.

Dow 36,000 Revisited

Jim Glassman learned a lot from the Lost Decade. And we can all benefit from his hard-won wisdom.

Mandatory 401(k)s? Join the Debate With Our Readers

401(k)s for Everyone

Absent a mandatory 401(k), those who don't plan for their retirement will surely be a burden on others.

401(k)s for Everyone

A House Is Just a Home

Unlike carefully selected stocks and bonds, a home should not be regarded as an investment.

Rebalance Regularly to Minimize the Danger of the Next Bubble

Don't let a hot asset tempt you away from your investing strategy and into a bubble bath.

Ethical Dilemmas

In several years of writing "Money & Ethics," I've learned ethical conduct is often in the eye of the beholder.

No Oil Imports? No Way

How about we focus on energy security instead.

A Stubborn U.S. Budget

How can the federal government bring revenues and expenses back into balance?

Health-Care Rationing Is Inevitable

Let's stop debating the why of rationing and get on with the how.

Lessons From the Crisis

13 maxims for the times.

Beyond the Lost Decade

The negatives weighing on our future are mostly known. The positives are less obvious.

An Investor's Manifesto

Follow Knight Kiplinger's basic principles of investing, and prosper.

Spend, If You Can

Acting as you normally would will help offset belt-tightening by those in genuine distress.

TLC for Your 401(k)

If your retirement plan has taken a beating, don't give up on it now, advises Knight Kiplinger.

Why I'm Buying Stocks

A few years from now, we'll look back on this grim period as one of the great buying opportunities.

Eight Keys to Financial Security

Pay yourself first. Protect your loved ones. Borrow sparingly. And don't go for the home run.

A New Economic Agenda

Small changes won't do the trick. Here are eight bold initiatives we need.

Why I'm Still Buying Stocks

In 40 years of patient investing, I haven't been disappointed yet.

We Have Met the Enemy

Who's to blame for our economic woes? Let's all look in the mirror.

Patience Pays Off in a Market Slump

Whatever your style of investing, the lesson of the millenium is clear: It pays to keep investing through market slumps.

Fuzzy Tax Talk

The presidential candidates are sketchy on the details, but here's what we know about their plans to modify the tax code.

The Invisible Rich

The biggest barrier to becoming rich is living like you're rich before you are.