Kiplinger's Personal Finance - 03.2018

KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE provides down-to-earth advice on managing money and achieving financial security. We provide our readers with trustworthy information and practical guidance on saving, investing, planning for retirement, paying for college, buying an automobile, home and other major purchases, as well as reliable advice for all stages of their financial lives. Our readers are affluent and influential men and women who are actively involved in their personal-finance decisions, and we are guided by the expectation that they will act on what we write about and benefit from doing so.

***FIDELITY’S GAME PLAN Amid the rising popularity of index investing, the fund company famous for its stock pickers is betting on actively managed funds. ARE YOU ON TRACK? With retirement getting closer, it’s time to crunch the numbers. We show you how to assess whether you’ve saved enough—and what to do if you haven’t. PLUS: How to overcome three retirement derailers. GET A DEAL ON A NEW SET OF WHEELS Automobiles cost more than ever, but a combination of manufacturer incentives and smart negotiating can land you a bargain.***