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SPECIAL SECTION: 2010 personal finance

Part of our New Year, New You package, this collection of financial stories and images from Kiplinger and MCT should help your readers weather their financial storms and set a stable course for 2010 and beyond.

There are 28 items in this package.

Family Finances: FAQs on the New Credit Card Rules

Consumer-friendly rules mandated by the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 take effect on Feb. 22. I just received a notice from my card issuer with a lot of fine print. Read every word.

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Retirement: How to Tweak Your Retirement Plan

When it comes to saving for retirement, Eric and Andrea Andrews are of one mind -- and have one investment plan.

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Talking money; What should you protect in case of an emergency

Just the sound of an ambulance siren blaring is enough to make me tense up, and I'm sure that's a natural reaction for all of us. Sure, if you're a homeowner, you have insurance.

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Ten for '10: Tips to save money in the new year

Breathe a sigh of relief. If you've weathered this year's wallet-squeezing, here's some how-to advice for keeping more money in your pocket in 2010. USE, don't lose, those new gift cards.

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FAQs On the New Credit Card Rules

Striking a blow for freedom and transparency, consumer-friendly rules mandated by the Cor Reporter...

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CEO survey: Save your cash in 2010

If there were only one tip credit counseling experts could give you in 2010, it would be this: Save your pennies...and dimes and dollars, too.

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Frugality is in vogue

Minding your spending became cool in 2009, as Americans lost jobs, suffered freezes or cuts in pay, and were less able to get credit.

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Value Added: The 5 Best Stock Funds for 2010

Suppose you could turn back the clock to 1987 and invest in Bill Gross's newly hatched Pimco Total Return. Obviously, you can't go back in time. The fund's name is dead-on accurate.

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Retirement: Get Your Retirement Plan Back on Track

After the stock-market debacle, the old joke about how to make a million dollars -- "Start with $2 million" -- hit uncomfortably close to home.

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It's time to improve our money lives

I think it's safe to say the events of the past 18 months have led even the most finance-averse among us to think more about improving our money lives.

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Keep watch on your credit score

Even if we're careful shoppers during the holidays, we can easily put a dent or two in our credit score.

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5 Ways to Spend a Financial Windfall

The overwhelming generosity of our family and friends on our wedding day, while greatlyer...

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ILLUSTRATION: Financial future

300 dpi Troy Oxford color illustration of a person looking to the future through binoculars that are made from the number 2010 with dollar signs on the lenses.

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How to Divvy up Your Paycheck

We show you four ways to trim your spending in the January issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

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Why Your Kids Need a Roth IRA

The holidays are fast approaching, and you're wondering what to get your favorite teenager. For this to work, the child must have had a job in 2009 because only people with earned income can have an IRA.

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Retirement: What You Need to Know About Roth Conversions

1. Good news: You're eligible. 2. And just in time. 3. Plus, no tax payments for one year. 4. The sooner you act, the better. 5. You could hedge your bets. 6. The feds aren't going to hit the undo button.

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Saving & Investing: Where to Invest in 2010

What's in store for 2010? One idea is to invest in blue-chip companies with strong foreign sales.

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Family Finances: Homebuyers Get a Bigger Break

The homebuyer tax credit isn't just for first-timers anymore.

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Spending: Put Your Budget on a Diet

As the holiday season winds down, you might want to add to your New Year's resolutions not only to cut back on the calories, but to put your household spending on a diet, too.

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Eight Great Stocks for 2010

A doozy of a recession may be behind us, but that doesn't mean stocks are out of the woods. The following eight stocks should catch a brisk tailwind from a rising market. UPS.

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Business, Commerce & Trade

Business, Commerce & Trade Caucasian; adult; body part; checkbook; close up; close; up; closeup; fingers; hand; low angle; male; man; payment; pen; person; personal finance; signing; studio; writing instrument.

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Business, Commerce & Trade

Business, Commerce & Trade Caucasian; adult; body part; check; checkbook; close up; close; up; closeup; female; hands; paying; payment; personal finance; woman; writing.

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ILLUSTRATION: Financial climb

300 dpi Hector Casanova color illustration of a broken and bandaged piggy bank using crutches to climb steep stairs.

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Lifestyles & Cultures

Lifestyles & Cultures American; USA; United States of America; bills; bundles; cash; currency; denominations; money; nobody; objects; pile; stacks; still life; studio.

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ILLUSTRATION: Diving back in to the market

300 dpi Phil Geib color illustration of a man jumping into a swimming pool holding bags of money, while another man is holding a few dollars and shaking timidly on a diving board; can be used with stories about investors diving back into the finan...

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Travel tips, how to save money when you plan your trip

Travel cheaply: Feature graphic shows how to save money when planning your trip.

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Money tightrope illustration

300 dpi Gabi Campanario color illustration of man walking tightrope while holding dollar bill for balance; below him are some falling men who have lost hold of their dollars.

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Piggy bank illustration

300 dpi Laurie McAdam color illustration of big, pink piggy-bank with head turned upwards.

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