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The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
High Fund Taxes? Be Happy! A rundown on the hows and whys of taxes on distributions. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Great News Has Been a Long Time Coming Ordinarily, the end of the year is a dangerous time for mutual fund investors. This year, though, most fund shareholders will enjoy something they haven't seen in a while: freedom from capital gains taxes. |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Investors Deserve This Tardy Tax Break It's better late than never for relief on mutual fund capital gains taxes. |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Back Away From That Mutual Fund If you buy a mutual fund just before its capital gains tax distribution, you'll face taxes on an investment you didn't own for very long -- and in many cases, one you never owned. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Fund Nightmare on Wall Street Most mutual fund investors have smiled at their quarterly statements for years now. But new villains, scarier than any costume-clad Halloween tricksters, are coming soon to a mutual fund near you: Uncle Sam and the IRS. |
The Motley Fool May 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You Don't Need This in Your Portfolio Tax-efficient funds are a thing of the past. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Year-End Mistake You Don't Want to Make If you prefer to use mutual funds rather than individual stocks to invest, there's one expensive tax mistake that you'll want to be sure to avoid. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 |
Don't Buy the Dividend! There's a bad time to buy into mutual funds. |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Marla Brill |
Back In The Spotlight Tax-sensitive funds are gaining new interest from investors. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
Loss Leaders Should tax-loss carryforwards be considered when deciding whether to acquire or retain a mutual fund in a taxable account? |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Claire Stephanic |
Now May Be a Terrible Time to Invest Because most mutual funds distribute income and net capital gains to shareholders in November or December, the profit from the sale of these securities is taxed; buy now and you may end up paying more taxes than you should. |
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Lauren Young |
Taking Stock Of Taxes Fund investors, beware of capital gains |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Are ETFs Really More Tax-Efficient? Many hail the benefits of ETFs, but some regular mutual funds do just as well. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Jim Wiandt |
Taxing Questions Are ETFs really more tax efficient than mutual funds? Financial advisors, take note. |
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Young & Woolley |
Making the Most of Your Losses Your portfolio's ailing stocks can help trim your tax bill -- with this simple strategy. Sell your losers to generate tax losses that can offset any gains you've taken or plan to take. But there are some caveats. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Robert Brokamp |
Funds Fighting Inflation Rethink reinvesting during retirement. Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index... Vanguard 500 Index... |
The Motley Fool December 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Big Surprise for Investors This Year ETFs are supposed to be tax-efficient, but sometimes they fall short. |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Roy Diliberto |
Some Taxes May Not Be Inevitable Reducing the tax disadvantages of investing in mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
ETFs Can Be Taxing Watch out for tax pitfalls when investing in exchange-traded funds. |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Tax-Efficient Investing Strategies Don't get so carried away in the quest to avoid paying taxes that you skip good returns solely for a reduced tax bill. It may seem attractive to eliminate taxes altogether, but for most investors, taxes are inevitable. Manage them wisely. |
The Motley Fool December 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Do This in the Next 3 Days or You'll Regret It This counterintuitive move could save you money. The one thing you do control when it comes to taxes is when you decide to sell your individual stocks. |
Financial Advisor June 2006 Matt Hougan |
Death And Taxes? Capital gains distributions. Dividend taxes. 1099s. The very words send a shiver down the spine of prudent investors. What's an advisor to do? Well for starters, you should take a close look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
'Tis the Season for Stupid Fund Purchases Want to buy into a new mutual fund? Wait until next month. As long as you keep fund distributions in mind before you buy, you'll save yourself a surprise bill from the IRS. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2005 |
Understanding "Window Dressing" Some mutual funds are pulling the wool over your eyes. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Some Mutual Funds Win in Tax Game It's true, on average, that exchange-traded funds and separate accounts have tax advantages over mutual funds. But advisors shouldn't dismiss mutual funds too quickly. |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 John Rosevear |
Keep More of Your Profits at Tax Time How can you use your IRA(s) to lower your overall tax bill? |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Let This Destroy Your Financial Future How to lessen the tax man's sting. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Adrienne Carter |
Their Losses, Your Gains Funds hit hard by the tech bust are back -- with tax holidays for investors. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Garrett Thornburg |
The Fair Tax The estate tax is up for reform (or repeal) in the Senate, leaving planners and advisers with a daunting dilemma. Is there a smarter, more equitable way to think about estate taxes? |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2010 |
6 Things Investors Should Know About Taxes Minimize the amount you have to pay on different types of investments. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
The Tax Dance In 2009, year-end planning may be anything but straightforward because of the extraordinary events of 2008 and the uncertain prospects for future tax rates. |
The Motley Fool April 7, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Smart Stock Moves to Fight Higher Taxes If you plan ahead, you can avoid some of the fallout that will ensue when taxes rise -- and not only save yourself taxes, but prevent losses on your investments as well. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2004 Roy Lewis |
Index Options Over ETFs? If you're a short-term trader, then options are the lower-tax bet. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 David Stein |
Shopping for Tax Rates Investors who pay taxes as soon as possible end up with more money. It does require careful tax planning and management of trading costs, but the proactive value it can add to a client's aggregate investment portfolio makes it well worth considering. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Annuities: Who Needs Them? Looking for an expensive, ho-hum way to save for retirement? Then an annuity might be for you. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways You Can Beat Higher Taxes Beat the IRS by getting your investments in shape. |
Financial Advisor November 2007 Marla Brill |
Sunset On The Horizon Tax relief that appeals to investors could soon be a thing of the past. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Stan Luxenberg |
Dodging the Taxman The rising market produced a gusher of trading profits in many funds, but the clients wind up paying the taxes. To avoid tax complaints next year, financial advisors should consider the after-tax returns their funds will generate. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2009 Bill Fleming |
Markets Are Up and It's Time to Sell Now that the markets have started to show some signs of life, it's safe -- prudent even -- to revisit your clients' portfolios and start thinking about gains. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Cash In and Pay Nothing! Largely hidden within the capital gains rates is a provision that calls for an even lower capital gains rate for those in the first two tax brackets, for some as low as 0%. |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Big Gains and Minimal Taxes Many fund investors will enjoy a silver lining come tax time. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want. |
Salon.com June 13, 2000 Steve Bodow |
The great mutual fund rip-off Millions sink money into them, but do you really know what your fund manager is up to? |
Financial Advisor October 2008 Marla Brill |
Ready For Harvest Rounding up investment laggards to harvest tax losses is a good idea toward the end of any year in taxable accounts, but this year there is added incentive. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Cut Your Taxes With This Easy Step Choose the right shares to sell and save. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Could Steer You Wrong Index funds and exchange-traded funds aren't perfect. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Marketing, Vanguard-Style Phenomenal growth with minimal marketing -- it can be done. Between 1981 and 2004, Vanguard's market share of mutual fund assets swelled from 1.7% to 9.6%. |
Entrepreneur July 2003 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Can't Win for Losing A mutual fund tax quirk limits your capital losses. |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
A Tax Cut Everyone Can Agree on Taxing mutual fund and ETF capital gain distributions has never made sense. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2005 |
Capital Gains Rates If you haven't been paying attention, capital gains tax rates, which is what you pay on gains from the sale of stock (among other assets), are not the same as they were several years ago. Know what to expect when you sell those stocks. |