Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Nov 13, 2001
Pros: Practical personal financial advice for savings, spending and managing money, plus tax-planning strategies
Cons: Advice not as timely as financial newsletters/newspapers nor sophisticated enough for savvy investors
Summary: In my opinion Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine is one of the best magazine for consumer financial information. Issues are filled with solid advice and strategies for successfully managing personal and family finances. Kiplinger's is for consumers ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 19, 2013
Pros: Great financial information.
Cons: Some advice involves risk.
Summary: I've been a subscriber to Kiplinger's for over 4 years now and my subscription is paid for until July of 2015. Although when it comes to any financial advice there are always risks involved, Kiplinger's has been right on the money with most of its advice ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 25, 2011
Pros: Good articles, Led to discoveries and more with investing, Other categories, Lack of ads, cheap
Cons: Stock Information, Confusion in cars
Summary: Kiplinger's has been around the block a long time, and competes with a variety of magazines. There are lots of periodicals on financial activity, but this one is, perhaps the most "user friendly" for the casual person. Its articles on investment ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 6, 2008
Pros: They give excellent financial tips,excellent price, the columnist written well.
Cons: I would like to see a more diversity for the average American.
Summary: Kiplinger is one of the best magazines on the market that helps the average American with there personal finances and helps them with there mutual funds and personal stocks. Kiplinger represents the best that America has to offer when it comes to a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 26, 2008
Pros: Many topics covered. Tries to answer today's big questions.
Cons: Will be too basic for seasoned investors. Doesn't go into great detail about topics.
Summary: I have been subscribing to this magazine for several years. I may not actually “learn” a lot from reading one magazine but it adds up when reading it on a monthly basis. The magazine does keep me aware of new scams, trends and focused. I like ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 7, 2008
Pros: Great read to get various ideas on personal finance.
Cons: Information can be outdated due to the fact it is a monthly magazine.
Summary: I thoroughly enjoy receiving and reading this magazine each month in the mail. This is a great magazine for those of us who are not financial professionals yet enjoy reading and learning more about various areas of personal finance. I have been ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 26, 2005
Pros: Wide range of topics, Helpful & educational, Well-written, Inexpensive subscription price
Cons: Need to rely on website for most up-to-date information
Summary: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance is a great magazine for those of us who don’t quite have the time we need to devote to investing, but who still want to stay educated and up-to-date with what is happening the markets. The magazine aims for those of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 11, 2005
Pros: Gives a lot in helpful information in easy to read style.
Cons: More depth in some of the articles would be appreciated.
Summary: My husband is my primary investment advisor. He is very astute when it comes to both understanding kinds of investments and finding those that fit both our incomes and our retirement needs. He’s been doing this job well for over 30 years now. Since ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2002
Pros: Good personal finance tips; Competitively priced
Cons: Would like to see more diversity of investing coverage
Summary: Financial magazines are among my favorite and most often read publications. I read them for investment advice, charts and rankings of mutual funds, personal success stories, and corporate information. One of my favorite personal finance magazines is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2002
Pros: Complete coverage of all aspects of personal finance.
Cons: Sacrifices some depth for breadth.
Summary: “Kiplinger’s Personal Finance” is yet another publication devoted to the area of (surprise!) personal finance. I have only been recently exposed to this magazine’s offerings. Originally, I had been subscribing to the magazine “Individual Investor”. This ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 17, 2001
Pros: Excellent general purpose personal financial mag for the masses
Cons: Too much emphasis on "timely" individual stocks and funds.
Summary: For general purpose financial advice a magazine like "Kiplinger's" or "SmartMoney" is much more timely, less pestering, and a whole lot cheaper than a financial advisor! I don't like the fact that both the mentioned mags like to picture some featured ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 12, 2000
Pros: Useful advice
Cons: Appears to neglect below $10 stocks
Summary: Kiplinger's Personal Finance is truly a personal finance magazine for the average person. Each issue of this monthly magazine is divided into three sections: Investing, Managing, and Spending.
The Investing Section covers specific stocks as ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 28, 2000
Pros: broad audience appeal, informative, educational
Cons: repetitive
Summary: Kiplinger's magazine is a good read for the new to experienced financial person. I have been investing and subscribing to different investment magazines for some time now and have come to appreciate the subtle differences in the resources available to ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 1, 2000
Pros: Readability, Tips, Cost
Cons: Doesn't give away money :-)
Summary: I have read this magazine for several years now and would highly recommend it to anyone that wants to understand more about personal finance. This magazine differs a lot from others in that it breaks everything down to the user level. I am not an ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 30, 2000
Pros: Good mix covering many areas of Personal Finance
Cons: The investment news is sometimes less than timely
Summary: A few years ago I became interested in taking control of my financial future and subscribed to a dozen different financial magazines including Forbes, Inc., Money, SmartMoney, Your Money, etc. I now only subscribe to Kiplinger's Personal Finance (and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 12, 2000
Pros: helpful,useful,good articles, gives you a personal aspect of buisness, you can beat other people to the punch on stocks, learn to save money
Cons: none
Summary: well, see, I read Kiplinger's magazine with my uncle when I visit him in Hyattsville, md, and I always look at the new issue of K's magazine everytime I visit. This mag has taught me a thing or two about saving money. They have plenty of articles on: ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 7, 2000
Pros: Easy Reading
Cons: None
Summary: Out of the several financial magazines I subscribe to, Kiplinger's is probably the easiest to read and understand. Money Magazine is sometimes useful but has given disastrous stock tips that I have followed in the past. Kiplinger's and Worth probably ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 9, 2000
Pros: Good, sound articles, advice and information, excellent value on subscription price
Cons: none that I can think of
Summary: Over the years I have subscribed to a variety of publications but always come back to and can rely upon the information in Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. The articles are well-written and sound in basic investment principal. The subscription ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 30, 2000
Pros: informative, diverse, has a little for everyone
Cons: too many advertisements!!!
Summary: I subscribe to 2 financial magazines... Money and Kiplinger's Personal Finance. KPF is a little less personable than Money magazine, but it does give good need to know facts, like the top performing stock mutual funds for one, three, and five years. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 23, 2000
Pros: articles
Cons: none
Summary: The magazine I am reviewing today is called “Kiplinger's.” This is a very well written magazine. I say this because the articles in it always stimulate me to buy another one. This magazine is so great that I often find myself literally waiting for the ... read more
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