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How Changes to the Tax Rate on Stock Dividends May Affect You

walter — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:06:05 +0000

There are several potentially major changes to how much tax you will have to pay on stock dividends. Here is some advice that you need to consider about your investment portfolio. Under current U.S. tax law, dividends paid to holders of U.S. corporate or publicly-traded stock are currently taxed at the same rate as long-term capital gains. This rate is generally much lower than the rate that a taxpayer will pay on his or her ordinary income. Taxpayers in the highest tax bracket, for example, are subject to the highest ordinary income tax rate of 35%, but income from “qualified...

Online Investing Pros and Cons

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:45:08 +0000

The Internet has made a lot of things much easier than they once were. Instead of loading up and going to the mall, we can shop online. Telecommuting, which was once virtually unheard of, is now pretty common. And while investing in stocks once required a trip to a brokerage, or at least a phone call, it's now possible to do it from the comfort of your own home. Here is some advice on the pros and cons of online investing. The ability to trade online has attracted many investors who otherwise might not have gotten started. But there is...

Actively Managed ETFs

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:35:19 +0000

With so many investors questioning traditional market thinking about index-based investing, exchange traded funds (ETFs) are starting to move beyond their traditional passive, index territory into more active management. To some, it’s a fad. To others, it’s a serious threat to the territory traditionally held by mutual funds. Yet one thing so far is clear. Many of the biggest names in the mutual fund world are now seeking permission from the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer actively managed ETFs. ETFs are baskets of securities that trade like stocks and until recently have almost always tracked market indexes like...