Recent Posts

Dodging Distributions

I want to begin investing in mutual funds, but I’m worried about the tax consequences of capital-gains distributions. Should I invest now — or wait? QUESTION: I want to begin investing in mutual funds, but I’m worried that I’m too close to the December tax-distribution season. Is it better to …

Read More »

Hunting for Dividends

What mutual funds pay the best dividends? QUESTION: What mutual funds pay the best dividends? ANSWER: If you’re looking for a diversified fund that’s full of dividend-paying stocks, you’ve got lots to choose from. Generally speaking, funds loaded with mature companies that pay out healthy dividends typically have the word …

Read More »

Pay Today for College Tomorrow

IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN you have probably already heard of pre-paid college tuition plans. In 1996 Congress passed a law allowing assets in state-run college savings accounts to grow tax-free until a child reaches college. And there are further proposals that would make distributions to students tax-free as well. Nineteen …

Read More »

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news