Kiplinger's Retirement Report

Kiplinger’s Retirement Report is a monthly publication devoted to giving retirees and soon-tobe retirees the best in workable, realistic strategies for achieving their goals. Editorial topics include personal finance, estate planning, taxes, health care, travel, leisure, volunteering and job-search advice.

. Cover Story
We run our most newsworthy and timely stories here. Articles run the gamut from specific stock, bond and mutual fund recommendations to preparing for new Medicare benefits, from changes in tax laws to new trends in annuities and long-term care insurance.

. Investing/Managing Your Finances
The Investing and Managing Your Finances sections cover all the important topics that affect our readers’ finances. We provide strategies on how to invest and manage a retirement portfolio, including advice on diversification, asset allocation and withdrawals. We write extensively about IRAs, 401(k) plans, stocks and bonds, mutual funds and annuities. We also recommend ways that readers can minimize income, capital gains and estate taxes.

. Estate Planning
Our readers want to put their affairs in order and leave as much as possible to loved ones. Their first priority is usually the wellbeing of their spouse, but many readers want to help their kids and grandkids through college and leave vacation homes to their children. We provide information on wills, trusts, estate-planning strategies and tax-smart ways to leave these assets to beneficiaries.

. Managing Your Health
KRR provides in-depth coverage on getting the most from Medicare, an employer’s health plan and managed care, as well as long-term-care, COBRA and Medigap insurance. We educate readers on continuing-care retirement communities, assisted living and nursing homes. We help readers find the right insurance policy for the best price.

. Travel/Leisure/Living
We report on great retirement destinations and active-adult communities. We offer solid advice on how to evaluate potential retirement spots here and abroad. Plus, we provide tips on great vacations, exciting getaways, travel bargains and travel insurance strategies.

. Information to act on
This section is packed with short, to-the-point news and advice. It offers timely investment and tax tips, updates on Medicare and Social Security, and shopping and travel advice. Items in this section include Web sites and phone numbers readers can use to get more information.