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{{Short description|American publisher}}
'''Kiplinger''' is a company that was established in 1920 by [[W.M. Kiplinger]] [http://www.kiplinger.com/gateway/about/] with what became the Kiplinger Letter and grew to encompass a number of other publications:
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'''Kiplinger''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪ|p|l|ɪ|ŋ|ər}} {{respell|KIP|ling-ər}}) is an American publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice that is a subsidiary of [[Future plc]].
'''Letters:'''

*'''''The Kiplinger Letter'''''
Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc., was a closely held company managed for more than nine decades by three generations of the Kiplinger family,<ref name=WMKip.NYT/> until its sale in February 2019 to [[Dennis Publishing]], a U.K.-based media company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foliomag.com/dennis-publishing-buys-kiplinger/|title=Dennis Publishing Buys Kiplinger|date=2019-02-28|website=Folio|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref>
*'''''The Kiplinger Tax Letter'''''

*'''''The Kiplinger Agriculture Letter'''''
In 2021, [[Future plc]] acquired Dennis Publishing and with it Kiplinger.
*'''''The Kiplinger California Letter'''''

*'''''The Kiplinger Florida Letter''''' (no longer published)
==History==
*'''''KiplingerForecasts'''''
[[W. M. Kiplinger]] (1891–1967),<ref name=Kip76>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
'''Magazines:'''
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/08/07/archives/wm-kiplinger-is-dead-at-76-created-capital-news-letter-his-notes.html
*'''''The Kiplinger Magazine''''' (no longer published)
|title=W.M. Kiplinger Is Dead at 76; Created Capital News Letter; His Notes for Clients of Bank Crew Into Major Source of Data for Business
*'''''Changing Times''''' (no longer published)
|date=August 7, 1967 |page=29}}</ref> a former [[Associated Press|AP]] economics reporter, founded the eponymous Washington, D.C. company in 1920.<ref name=WMKip.NYT>{{cite news
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*'''''[[Kiplinger's Personal Finance]]'''''
|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
*'''''Kiplinger's Retirement Planning'''''
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/business/media/austin-kiplinger-co-founder-of-financial-publishing-firm-dies-at-97.html
*'''''Kiplinger's Safe Investmenting'''''
|title=Austin Kiplinger, Co-Founder of a Personal Finance Magazine, Dies at 97
*'''''Kiplinger's Mutual Funds'''''
|author=Sam Roberts |date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> With his son [[Austin H. Kiplinger]] (1918–2015) he co-founded [[Kiplinger's Personal Finance|Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine]] in 1947.{{CN|date=November 2023}} Grandson [[Knight A. Kiplinger]] continued the dynasty until the 2019 sale to Dennis Publishing.
'''Books:'''

*'''''Retire Worry-Free'''''
In 2015, the company's former headquarters in D.C., the [[Editors Building]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=nrhp>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Kim |date=December 2014 |title=Editors Building Final Nomination |publisher=National Park Service |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2zzhoavnbmnysxl/DC_Editors%20Building%20NR.pdf?dl=0 |access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
*'''''Financing College'''''

*'''''Raising Money Smart Kids'''''
==Products==
*'''''Know Your Legal Rights'''''
Its best-known publications are ''The Kiplinger Letter'', a weekly business and economic forecasting periodical for people in management, and the monthly ''[[Kiplinger's Personal Finance]]'' magazine.
*'''''Kiplinger's Practical Guide to Your Money'''''

*'''''Buying & Selling a Home'''''
Kiplinger also provides custom publishing services to a variety of companies and associations.
*'''''Kiplinger's Guide to Investing Success'''''

*'''''Making Money in Real Estate'''''
==References==
*'''''Think $ingle!'''''
{{reflist}}
*'''''Retire & Thrive
==Further reading==
'''Software:'''
* Wells, Rob. ''The Insider: How the Kiplinger Newsletter Bridged Washington and Wall Street'' (U of Massachusetts Press, 2022) [http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=59485 online review of this book]
*'''''Kiplinger's Your Family Records Organizer'''''

*'''''Kiplinger's Home & Business Attorney'''''
==External links==
*'''''Kiplinger's The Paper Tiger'''''
* {{Official website|http://www.kiplinger.com}}
*'''''Kiplinger's WILL Power'''''

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Latest revision as of 16:00, 8 April 2024

For the magazine, see Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
Kiplinger
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPrint media
Founded1920; 104 years ago (1920)
FounderW. M. Kiplinger
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
ParentFuture plc
Websitewww.kiplinger.com

Kiplinger (/ˈkɪplɪŋər/ KIP-ling-ər) is an American publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice that is a subsidiary of Future plc.

Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc., was a closely held company managed for more than nine decades by three generations of the Kiplinger family,[1] until its sale in February 2019 to Dennis Publishing, a U.K.-based media company.[2]

In 2021, Future plc acquired Dennis Publishing and with it Kiplinger.

History

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W. M. Kiplinger (1891–1967),[3] a former AP economics reporter, founded the eponymous Washington, D.C. company in 1920.[1] With his son Austin H. Kiplinger (1918–2015) he co-founded Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine in 1947.[citation needed] Grandson Knight A. Kiplinger continued the dynasty until the 2019 sale to Dennis Publishing.

In 2015, the company's former headquarters in D.C., the Editors Building, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Products

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Its best-known publications are The Kiplinger Letter, a weekly business and economic forecasting periodical for people in management, and the monthly Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

Kiplinger also provides custom publishing services to a variety of companies and associations.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sam Roberts (November 23, 2015). "Austin Kiplinger, Co-Founder of a Personal Finance Magazine, Dies at 97". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Dennis Publishing Buys Kiplinger". Folio. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  3. ^ "W.M. Kiplinger Is Dead at 76; Created Capital News Letter; His Notes for Clients of Bank Crew Into Major Source of Data for Business". The New York Times. August 7, 1967. p. 29.
  4. ^ Williams, Kim (December 2014). "Editors Building Final Nomination" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

Further reading

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  • Wells, Rob. The Insider: How the Kiplinger Newsletter Bridged Washington and Wall Street (U of Massachusetts Press, 2022) online review of this book
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