Some are consistent savers, while others don't give it too much thought. Then there are the extremes and the in betweens.

Wondering where you fall on the saver continuum and how it matches up with three out-of-the-box spirit animals — the sloth, chipmunk and bat? Take our quiz and find out.

More on Retirement, from the Kiplinger team:

• Is 2026 Your Year To Retire?
• Are You Saving Too Much for Retirement? Know These Surprising Downsides
• Should You Skip the Wait and Prepay Your Retirement Dreams?
• Avoid These Four Mistakes in the Run Up to Retirement

Understanding which plan aligns with your wallet and risk tolerance is essential. Take this quick quiz to discover your "Medicare Personality Type" and learn whether you are better suited for the high-premium, low-copay freedom of a Traditionalist, or the low-premium, high-cap security of a Bundler.

You can find more information about Medicare and Medicare Advantage in the linked articles below.

More on Medicare and Medicare Advantage, from the Kiplinger retirement team:

• 12 FAQs About Medicare: Your Medicare Questions Answered
• 11 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Should Avoid Making
• Can You Sign Up for Medicare While Still on an Employer Health Plan?
• Medicare Open Enrollment Occurs Annually from October to December — Here's What You Need to Know
• Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Runs from January 1 to March 31

Many assume that Social Security benefits are tax-free after a certain age or that only wages affect whether your Social Security benefits are taxed by the IRS, but the reality is more nuanced.

This quiz will test your knowledge of the often-misunderstood topic of Social Security taxation, including how provisional income works, how other income types affect your tax burden, and common misconceptions.

Read More About Social Security Taxes

• Social Security and Your Taxes: Five Things to Know
• How to Calculate Taxes on Social Security Benefits
• The New $6,000 Senior Bonus Deduction: What It Means for You

This 10-question True/False quiz covers the essential facts about the Initial Enrollment Period (IEP), late penalties, and the crucial distinction between Medicare's different parts. Test your knowledge now to ensure your transition to Medicare is smooth, timely and penalty-free.

Don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Medicare, from the Kiplinger retirement team:

• 12 FAQs About Medicare: Your Medicare Questions Answered
• 11 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Should Avoid Making
• Can You Sign Up for Medicare While Still on an Employer Health Plan?
• Medicare Open Enrollment Occurs Annually from October to December — Here's What You Need to Know
• Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Runs from January 1 to March 31

This 10-question True/False quiz covers the essential facts you need to maximize your annual contributions and avoid costly mistakes. Don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on IRAs, from the Kiplinger team:

• 6 Changes to IRAs, 401(k)s and HSAs in 2026
• The Average Retirement Savings by Age
• Roth IRAs: What They Are and How They Work
• IRA Conversion to Roth: Rules to Convert an IRA or 401(k) to a Roth IRA
• Roth IRA Contribution Limits for 2026
• SEP IRA Contribution Limits for 2026

Missteps here, from miscalculating a holding period to violating the Wash Sale Rule, can lead to unnecessary taxes or penalties.

Can you confidently navigate the rules governing capital gains taxes, and do you know which capital gains tax rate applies to your investments?

Take our quiz to identify knowledge gaps and ensure you are optimizing your portfolio and keeping more of your profits!

Read More About Capital Gains Taxes

• Capital Gains Tax Rates for 2025 and 2026
• Understanding Capital Gains Taxes: An Essential Guide
• How Collectibles Are Taxed
• Capital Gains Tax Exclusion for Homeowners: What to Know

Daniel Goodwin, chief investment strategist at Provident Wealth Advisors, often writes about real estate investing vehicles such as 1031 exchanges and Delaware statutory trusts (DSTs).

Recently, he wrote about how DSTs can shift your wealth into a higher gear.

If you read that article, then we bet you'll ace this quiz. We even threw in some easy questions for you. Let's see how you do!

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Here are some other articles about DSTs by Daniel Goodwin:

• Six Risks of Delaware Statutory Trusts in 1031 Exchanges
• DST Exit Strategies: An Expert Guide to What Happens When the Trust Sells
• Delaware Statutory Trust: A Viable Alternative to Debt Replacement

From the tax implications on the conversion itself to the separate withdrawal rules that apply, understanding this financial maneuver is essential for optimizing your tax bill in retirement. Take this 10-question True/False quiz to determine if you truly understand the powerful mechanics of this tax-smart retirement strategy.

And don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Roth IRAs and Conversions:

• 6 Changes to IRAs, 401(k)s and HSAs in 2026
• Roth IRAs: What They Are and How They Work
• Want to Avoid the IRMAA? Consider a Roth Conversion
• Should You Convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth after 60?
• IRA Conversion to Roth: Rules to Convert an IRA or 401(k) to a Roth IRA
• Backdoor Roth IRAs: Help Your Kids Keep More of Their Inheritance
• Roth IRA Contribution Limits for 2026
• Average IRA Balance by Age and Generation

Test your understanding of core HSA concepts, from eligibility to retirement-age withdrawals, with our 10-question true/false quiz. And don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team:

• Social Security Basics: Things You Must Know About Claiming and Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
• 10 Things You Need to Know About Health Savings Accounts
• How Your HSA Can Reimburse You for Medicare Premiums and Expenses
• Boost Your HSA Savings with These Smart and Savvy Moves
• Five Smart Moves for Retirement Health Care: Maximize Your HSA and Medigap Savings

Changes under the SECURE 2.0 Act have (among other things) shifted the starting age, introduced new rules for inherited accounts, and changed rules for Roth 401(k)s.

Then there are common RMD mistakes, like missing the deadline for your first RMD or miscalculating the withdrawal from an inherited IRA, which can trigger a penalty.

Can you confidently navigate the RMD rules that govern your retirement nest egg?

Take our quiz to identify your knowledge gaps and protect your tax-deferred savings.

Read More About RMDs

• Common RMD Mistakes to Avoid This Year
• Required Minimum Distributions: What Every Retiree Should Know
• Retirement Taxes Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

This quick, 10-question quiz covers the essential basics of the earnings test, including who the test applies to, how benefits are affected by different income levels, and the all-important fact that any reduced benefits are not lost forever. Test your knowledge to ensure you understand this key component of your retirement strategy!

And don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team:

• 2026 Social Security COLA is 2.8%: What You Need to Know
• Six Changes Coming to Social Security in 2026
• Social Security Earnings Tests: Five Things You Must Know
• Social Security Basics: Things You Must Know About Claiming and Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
• What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age (FRA)?
• Delay Social Security Benefits — Even by a Month — to Boost Your Check
• When To Take Social Security Payments: Your Age Matters
• Reasons to Take Social Security Early

Test yourself with last week's quiz, or dig into our quiz archive and play more of our retirement, tax or investing-themed quizzes.

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Read more on the topics featured in this week's Kiplinger quiz:

• Dave Ramsey Tells Us the Biggest Retirement Mistake You Can Make
• If You're Within 10 Years of Retiring, Do This Today
• Keys to Retirement Happiness That Have Nothing to Do With Money
• What’s the New 2026 Estate Tax Exemption Amount?
• Another IRS 1099-K Threshold Change to Know for Your 2025 Taxes
• Dow Adds 516 Points on Broad Optimism: Stock Market Today
• Stock Market Sees Dow Beat 334-Point Retreat on Tech Bite
• Social Security Payment Schedule for 2026

And don't worry if you miss an answer, you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team:

• Social Security Basics: Things You Must Know About Claiming and Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
• What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age (FRA)?
• Delay Social Security Benefits — Even by a Month — to Boost Your Check
• When To Take Social Security Payments: Your Age Matters
• Reasons to Take Social Security Early

If that's not enough, test yourself with last week's quiz, or dig into our quiz archive and try one of our retirement, tax or investing-themed quizzes.

Read more on our featured topics

Read more on the topics featured in this week's Kiplinger quiz:

• Medicare Open Enrollment: Why You Need to Pay Extra Attention to Part D, From a Financial Adviser
• Dow Adds 587 Points as Stocks Bounce
• Stocks Swing in Volatile Session: Stock Market Today
• Fuel-Pump Fuse Risk Sees Mass Vehicle Recall
• Health Insurance Tax Credits and the Government Shutdown
• Five Retirement Planning Traps You Can't Afford to Fall Into

Many might expect their retirement income to be taxed in the same way as their employment pay. Others might have heard that there’s a specific age where you stop paying federal taxes on certain types of income, like Social Security benefits.

If you take this quick quiz, you could be surprised about how your retirement income is actually taxed on a federal level.

Also, check out Kiplinger’s articles on retirement taxes at the end to further deepen your understanding of this important tax topic.

Read More on Retirement Taxes

• Here’s How the IRS Taxes Retirement Income
• How to Calculate Taxes on Social Security Benefits
• Retirement Taxes: How All 50 States Tax Retirees
• SECURE 2.0 Act Summary: New Retirement Savings Changes to Know

Take this quick, 10-question quiz to test your foundational knowledge and ensure you are well-prepared to select the coverage that is best for your health and budget this year.

And don't worry if you miss an answer, you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Medicare, from the Kiplinger retirement team:

• What You Must Know About the Different Parts of Medicare
• Medicare Basics: 12 Things You Need to Know
• Seven Medicare Changes Coming in 2026
• Prior Authorization Coming to Traditional Medicare Starting in 2026
• How Medigap Insurance Is Affected by Preexisting Conditions
• 11 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Should Avoid Making
• Major Insurers Scale Back Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans for 2026

And don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Medicare, from the Kiplinger team:

• 11 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Should Avoid Making
• When Is Medicare Open Enrollment?
• Missed Medicare Open Enrollment? Here Are Your Options

Fancy testing your memory? Try last week's quiz, or try one from our quiz archive.

Read more on our featured topics

Read more on the topics featured in this week's Kiplinger quiz:

• The IRS Names Its First CEO
• IRS Reveals New 2026 Tax Brackets: Will Your Rate Change?
• What Is Renters' Insurance and What Does It Cover?
• How Location Changes the Math on Owning a Vacation Home
• Here's How to Invest Like the Wealthy, Even if You Don't Have Millions
• Four Ways a Massive Emergency Fund Can Hurt You More Than It Helps
• AMD Stock Surges on OpenAI Deal
• Should You Buy Gold as It Tops $4,000? Here's What the Experts Say

Unfortunately, far too many Americans fall short when it comes to their financial retirement IQ. In fact, TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) gave Americans a failing grade when they asked adults six questions, ranging from how Social Security is calculated to the benefits of a 401(k) match. Just 45% could answer three or more correctly, and only 7% got five or six questions correct.

We developed our own six-question Retirement IQ test to help you gauge your knowledge. Think you can do better? Take our quiz below and find out!

More on Retirement, from the Kiplinger team:

• Need a Reason to Retire Early? Consider These Eye-Opening Stats
• When To Take Social Security Payments: Your Age Matters
• Should You Contribute to a 401(k) Without Employer Matching?
• Medicare Basics: 12 Things You Need to Know

Test your knowledge on concepts like the primary insurance amount (PIA), claiming age reductions and the rules for divorced beneficiaries with this 10-question quiz on the basics of Social Security spousal benefits.

And don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger retirement team:

• Can Both Spouses Collect Social Security Benefits?
• How Divorced Retirees Can Maximize Their Social Security Benefits: A Case Study
• 13 Answers to Pressing Social Security Questions
• Social Security Basics: Things You Must Know About Claiming and Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
• What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age (FRA)?
• Delay Social Security Benefits — Even by a Month — to Boost Your Check
• When To Take Social Security Payments: Your Age Matters
• Reasons to Take Social Security Early

Stories making the news

• I'm a Financial Adviser: Don't Believe These Five Myths About Annuities
• Student Loan Shake-Up: What the OBBB Means for Parent PLUS Borrowers, From a Financial Aid Expert
• What Happens to Your Money in a Government Shutdown?
• The Amazon Settlement: Key Dates, Claim Eligibility and More
• IRS Tax Benefits Going Away in 2026
• New Tax Rules: Income the IRS Won’t Touch in 2025
• S&P 500 Sees New Highs on Shutdown Day: Stock Market Today
• Warren Buffett Stocks: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio
• Three Out-Of-The-Box Retirement Moves the Wealthy Swear by
• Government Shutdown Could Delay 2026 Social Security COLA Announcement

Don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team:

• Social Security Basics: Things You Must Know About Claiming and Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
• What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age (FRA)?
• Delay Social Security Benefits — Even by a Month — to Boost Your Check
• When To Take Social Security Payments: Your Age Matters
• Reasons to Take Social Security Early

And don't worry if you miss an answer, you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team:

• What is the IRMAA (Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount)?
• Medicare Premiums 2025: IRMAA Brackets and Surcharges for Parts B and D
• Medicare Premiums 2026: Projected IRMAA Brackets and Surcharges for Parts B and D
• How to Appeal the IRMAA for Medicare Parts B and D
• 9 Things You Must Know About Medicare's Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) Surcharges
• I Missed the 2-Year IRMAA Rule, Now My Medicare Costs Are Skyrocketing.
• Your Medicare Costs Are Set to Soar: What to Expect Over the Next Decade
• Want to Avoid the IRMAA? Consider a Roth Conversion

In the past week, they've written about the misconceptions many people have about annuities, how Baby Boomers are facing a very different retirement reality than their parents did and the OBBB's impact on federal student loan programs. One also wrote about how families can prepare heirs for their financial legacy to avoid the "third-generation curse."

This quiz is designed to test what you've learned from them. Let's see what you know! (And don't worry if you miss an answer: You can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.)

Related Content From Adviser Intel

These are the Kiplinger stories featured in this quiz:

• I'm a Financial Adviser: Don't Believe These Five Myths About Annuities
• Student Loan Shake-Up: What the OBBB Means for Parent PLUS Borrowers, From a Financial Aid Expert
• Boomer Retirement Reality Check: The Numbers Look Bleak, But Here's What You Can Do About That
• I'm a Wealth Adviser: This Is How to Prevent Your Heirs From Frittering Away the Family Fortune

And don't worry if you miss an answer; you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Healthy Aging, from the Kiplinger team:

• Want to Live Longer? Here's What Works
• Protect Your Heart: The Power of This Simple Treatment
• Don't Be a '98-Pound-Weakling' Just Because You're Aging
• Dementia Hot Spots: Is Your Region Raising Your Risk?
• Surprising Foods to Enjoy (and Avoid) to Live Longer

The FIRE concept is simple (well, it was simple). Save and invest aggressively so you can retire well before the average retirement age of 62. Since achieving financial freedom isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach, variations of FIRE have emerged to suit different lifestyles.

Popular ones include:

Coast FIRE: Particularly appealing to older adults, with this take on FIRE, you save aggressively to achieve your retirement number, and after that, you “coast” until your retirement age. Once you hit your number, the pressure to save is gone, which enables you to adjust your lifestyle, whether that's transitioning to a less stressful job, reducing the hours you work, or even taking time off.

Barista FIRE: In a nod to the flexibility a job at a coffee shop affords you, with the Barista FIRE approach, you work to save enough to cover the majority of your expenses in retirement, but plan to work part-time for supplemental income. The idea is to secure a stress-free, flexible job that offers health insurance benefits.

Lean FIRE: Being frugal is the cornerstone of Lean FIRE. Yes, you retire early, no, you don’t need a lot to do it. With this approach, people aim to retire on a very modest budget. By reducing living expenses, the goal is to build a small nest egg so that you can retire early.

Fat FIRE: The opposite of Lean FIRE is Fat FIRE. The idea is to save a ton of money to not only retire early but to do it in style. The goal is to amass enough money by saving and investing aggressively to live lavishly in retirement.

Now that you know the different types of FIRE, let's test your FIRE IQ and see where you fit in.

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• How to Retire Early in Seven Steps
• Five Early Retirement Mistakes to Avoid
• The 'Die With Zero' Rule of Retirement

Fancy testing your memory? Try last week's quiz, or try one from our quiz archive.

Stories making the news

Read more on the Kiplinger stories featured in our news quiz:

• The 'Ted Lasso' Effect: How Positivity Can Strengthen Your Retirement Plan
• Eight Surprising Signs You're Ready to Retire
• Could Trump Accounts Be the Best College Savings Option?
• New York Inflation Refund Checks Are Coming: What to Know Now
• How the EV Tax Credit Works for 2025
• How Social Security Would Be Affected By A Government Shutdown
• Your Medicare Costs Are Set to Soar: What to Expect
• Stocks Fall Again as Big Tech Struggles

A recent survey found that roughly two-thirds of U.S. taxpayers don’t understand how federal rates and brackets actually affect their taxes.

Take our quiz to see if you can get it right, bust common tax myths, and get clear on how federal income taxes work.

Want to keep testing your tax knowledge? Try our other quizzes on nontaxable income and the standard deduction.

Read More on Income Taxes:

• Income Tax Brackets and Rates for 2025
• Types of Income the IRS Doesn't Tax
• How the IRS Taxes Retirement Income

In the past week, they've written about the financial implications of gray divorce, how having a positive mindset a la Ted Lasso can affect your retirement planning and how a widow needed an annulment after she was scammed.

This quiz is designed to test what you've learned from them. Let's see what you know! (And don't worry if you miss an answer: You can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.)

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These are the Kiplinger stories featured in this quiz:

• What One Widow's Ordeal Teaches Us About Marriage and Money
• Are You Getting a Gray Divorce? These Six Financial Strategies Come From a Financial Planner
• The 'Ted Lasso' Effect: A Positive Outlook Really Can Strengthen Your Retirement Plan

And don't worry if you miss an answer, you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team:

• Social Security Basics: Things You Must Know About Claiming and Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
• 2026 Social Security COLA Projection
• The Average Monthly Social Security Check: August 2025
• The Average Social Security Check by Age
• How Much Would Social Security's 2033 Shortfall Cost You?
• Presidents and Social Security: How Presidents Have Impacted America's First Social Insurance Policy
• Six Changes Coming to Social Security in 2026

Fancy testing your memory? Try last week's quiz, or try one from our quiz archive.

Stories making the news

Read more on the Kiplinger stories featured in our news quiz:

• Don't Disinherit Your Grandchildren: The Hidden Risks of Retirement Account Beneficiary Forms
• $40,000 CD vs $40,000 High-Yield Savings Account - 3 Things Savers Should Consider Now
• Mortgage Rates Dip to Year-Low as Jobs Data Disappoints
• September Fed Meeting: Updates and Commentary
• IRS Sets Date for New Mandatory Roth Catch-Ups
• IRS Paper Checks Deadline: What Happens After Sept. 30?
• Confused About the New COVID Vaccine and Medicare? What You Need to Know
• Kickstart Your 2026 Retirement Plan Now

In the past week, they've written about the OBBB's impact on retirement and estate planning and how you can ensure your wealth stays in the family when you pass. One also addressed the questions that every early retiree might ask.

This quiz is designed to test what you've learned from them. Let's see what you know! (And don't worry if you miss an answer: You can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.)

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These are the Kiplinger stories featured in this quiz:

• Potential Trouble for Retirees: A Wealth Adviser's Guide to the OBBB's Impact on Retirement
• I'm a Financial Adviser: You've Built Your Wealth, Now Make Sure Your Family Keeps It
• Answers to Every Early Retiree's Questions This Year, From a Wealth Adviser

While Medicare is an essential health program, very few services are truly 'free' for beneficiaries. Most parts of Medicare have premiums, deductibles, or copayments. The main exception is certain preventive services covered by Part B, which are provided with no out-of-pocket cost if the provider accepts assignment.

And don't worry if you miss an answer, you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on the different part of Medicare, what they cover and the costs.

More on Medicare, from the Kiplinger retirement team:

• Vaccines Medicare Covers for Free in 2025
• 18 Things Medicare Gives You for Free
• What You Must Know About the Different Parts of Medicare
• Medicare Basics: 12 Things You Need to Know
• What Medicare Covers When You Travel in the US and Abroad
• Seven Medicare Changes Coming in 2026
• Prior Authorization Coming to Traditional Medicare Starting in 2026

More recently, Fed meetings have become must-watch events on Wall Street after inflation hit a pandemic-induced 40-year peak in 2022 – which forced the central bank into an aggressive rate-hiking campaign that lifted the federal funds rate to its highest level in more than two decades.

With the next Fed meeting on deck, we decided to test your knowledge on the Federal Reserve. Don't worry if you miss an answer or two. We've included links to several of Kiplinger's most popular Fed articles at the end of this quiz.

More on the Federal Reserve, from the Kiplinger team:

• When Is the Next Fed Meeting?
• How Does the Federal Reserve Work?
• Best Stocks to Buy for Fed Rate Cuts
• How the Federal Reserve Affects Mortgage Rates — and What It Means for Homebuyers in 2025
• What Is the Federal Funds Rate?
• Kiplinger Interest Rates Outlook

Stories making the news

Read more on the Kiplinger stories featured in our news quiz:

• Should You Get Earthquake Insurance?
• An Expert Guide to Outsmarting Inflation
• Your 401(k) Options Just Got More Complicated
• New Taylor Swift Tax Hits Vacation and Second Homes
• Are Trump Tariffs Legal?
• S&P 500 Hits New High After Oracle Earnings
• Hot August CPI Report Doesn't Shift the Rate-Cut Needle
• Don't Toss It! Why Your Medicare Annual Notice of Change Matters
• Protect Your Heart: The Surprising Power of this Simple Treatment

And don't worry if you miss an answer, you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.

More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team:

• Social Security Basics: 12 Things You Must Know About Claiming and Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
• What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age (FRA)?
• Delay Social Security Benefits — Even by a Month — to Boost Your Check
• When To Take Social Security Payments: Your Age Matters
• Five Reasons to Take Social Security Early
• Eight Strategies for Deciding When to File for Social Security
• The Average Social Security Check by Age
• How Your Social Security Check Changes at Ages 62, 65, 66, 67 and 70
• Six Changes Coming to Social Security in 2026

Most taxpayers claim the standard deduction, but do you know exactly how it works in 2025? Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge — you might be surprised by what you find out.

If you miss a question or two, there are links to Kiplinger tax team articles at the end of the quiz to refresh your memory before tax season arrives.

Read More on the Standard Deduction:

• What’s the Standard Deduction for 2025?
• The Extra Standard Deduction for People Age 65 and Older
• 2025 Standard Deduction Changes for Those Over 65
• New Standard Deduction Changes Under Trump's Tax Bill

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These are the Kiplinger stories featured in this quiz:

• I'm a Financial Planner: Here Are Five Phases of Retirement Planning You Have to Get Right
• One Big Beautiful Bill, One Big Question: Will We Keep Giving?
• An IRS Enrolled Agent's Top 10 Reasons to Stop Doing Your Own Taxes

Stories making the news

Read more on the Kiplinger stories featured in our news quiz:

• More Than Money: The Hidden Toll of Financial Abuse of Older Adults
• Four Ways You Can Use Debt to Build Wealth
• National 401(k) Day: Do You Know How You Measure Up?
• Vaccines Medicare Covers for Free in 2025
• Alphabet Stock Pops After Ruling: What to Know
• Klarna IPO: Should You Buy KLAR Stock?
• Why Wealthy Americans Are Flying to Europe to Save on Luxury
• My Mortgage Rate is 6.5%. Should I Refinance If Rates Fall By Half a Point

Stories making the news

Read more on the stories making the news this week, from the Kiplinger team:

• The 401(k) Shake-Up: Private Equity's Role and Risks
• A Financial Professional's Take on Long-Term Care Insurance: Buy or Not?
• I'm an Estate Planner: Moving Family Assets to a Safe Haven Abroad Could Be a Huge Headache for Your Heirs
• Tech Sells Off While Trump Stirs the Fed: Stock Market Today
• Suze Orman Tells Us the Biggest Retirement Mistake You Can Make
• How Grandparents Can Help with Education Expenses

Stories making the news

Read more analysis on the stories making the news this week, from the Kiplinger team:

• Stocks Slip Ahead of July CPI Report
• Should You Buy This Crypto Stock?
• Summer 2025 Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekends Are Starting
• Why Some Tourists May Soon Need to Pay a Visa Bond
• The Big Pause: Why Are So Many Americans Afraid to Retire?
• USPS Is Raising Prices for Holiday Shipping
• Social Security Turns 90 — Five Important Things to Know

Dig deeper

More on the stories making the news this week, from the Kiplinger team:

• Read more on the 2026 social security COLA.
• Read more on how the Trump executive order changes your 401(k) investments.
• Read more on the states that are impacted by cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
• Read more on how tariffs on Europe could impact drug prices.
• Read more on the recent ESPN and NFL deal.

More on taxes and nontaxable income, from the Kiplinger team:

• Types of Income the IRS Doesn't Tax
• Seven Types of Tax-Free Income
• New 'No Tax on Tips' Bill Approved
• States That Don't Tax Pension Income

More on Medicare from the Kiplinger team:

• What’s the Best Medigap Plan?
• What You Will Pay for Medicare in 2025
• What Doesn’t Medicare Cover? Things You Should Know

More on Warren Buffett and his investing philosophy, from the Kiplinger team:

• How You Can Invest Like Warren Buffett: An Expert's Guide
• Warren Buffett Advice: Why You Should Pick Businesses, Not Stocks
• Warren Buffett Stocks: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio