Customer Reviews

Kiplinger's Retirement Report

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This is one of the best retirement compilations I have come across. Many good ideas. Just one, idea for part time work including email address for call center work. So many retirement magazines focus only on how to save for retirement, not on lifestyle based on the amount of money you really do have at t the end. Highly recommend

This is a very useful publication for those near or at retirement. The information is up to date, helpfull and informative.

I first looked at the sample report online. It was great -- lots of useful information to prepare for retirement, including some very good investment ideas. So I subscribed, and have now received several issues. There are sometimes some good information, but for the most part it is worthless. For example, in the January 2011 isue, 4 out of 20 pages was dedicated to turbulent times for long term care insurance that read more like a news article than true advice for what I should do. Another 4 pages were full page ads for banks, investment products, etc. The rest is what I would call useless fluff. By the way, Kiplinger, I am paying for this report -- why so many ads? Anyhow, There is usually some semi-useful info in the report, but definitely not worth the cost.

I've always been pleased with the depth and coverage of Kiplinger magazine and reports. However, this time I'm a little disappointed.

The Retirement Report costs significantly more than the magazine but didn't seem to give me an appropriate value. True, is that I've only reviewed one issue and they may have had the summer doldrums, so before you put your money down look for an issue you can study to see if it covers what you want it to... unfortunately I didn't take my own advice... shame on me.

I've been reading Kiplinger's Retirement Report for over 10 years now and have enjoyed almost every issue. They started putting ads in a few years ago, but it doesn't take away from the content. I don't read ads anyway. And there's not a lot of cards falling out all over the place like a lot of other publications.

Now, the content I find to be quite timely and interesting, even if it doesn't pertain to my situation. I often find articles that might help others out and suggest them to that person. If you are at a crossroads in your life between working and retiring, this is the magazine for you. It's written for people who are retired. Not going to retire, but already retired. Always good topics on managing your finances to health to investing and even on retirement living. Overall a 5 star publication.

I subscribed to Kiplinger's Retirement Report several years ago, but decided to give it a try again. The magazine, if that's what you call a 20 page publication with 4 pages devoted to one page ads, is written for individuals who are in or near "the end of life" stage. The articles deal with conserving the money you have, provide interest rates that aren't even close to the highest insured rates available. They never give ideas for travel or things to do outside of your home or with grandchildren. The best and only section I ever got any thing from was the questions asked by readers section and that is kept to one page. I guess the Editors feel there is no point in expanding the one good section this brochure does have. I would recommend you save your money and Not subscribe to this publication. I suggest, instead, you subscribe to a real magazine with information you can use every month Kiplinger's Personal Finance a much superior publication for half the price.

This is a nice, informative publication. But remember Kiplinger's renewal rate is $29.95.
There new rate is $39.95. FYI, FYI