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ETFs for Tax Planning
By Ryan IssakainenExchange-traded funds are often regarded as more tax efficient than traditional mutual funds largely due to the fact that many ETFs have been able to avoid the annual capital gains distributions that often frustrate investors in traditional mutual funds.
October 19, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: Vanguard Introduces New Fund, ETFNew products introduced over the last week include a new short-term TIPS index fund and ETF from Vanguard and a suite of new and existing ETFs from iShares.
October 19, 2012
Investors' funds are recovering, but not their nervesAlthough the stock market is moving upward, many investors are still wary of putting their money in stock mutual funds.
October 19, 2012
10 lessons from the 1987 stock market crashDespite controls introduced in the last 25 years, the stock market is still susceptible to Black Monday-like plunges. Here are 10 things to keep in mind if (or, maybe, when) it ever happens again.
October 19, 2012
Black Monday: Could it happen again?Exactly 25 years ago, the stock market suffered its worst single-day loss of all time. For better or for worse, today's market is a much different beast.
October 18, 2012
Best and Worst 529 College Plans for 2012: MorningstarWhats striking this year is the big pool of winners, a reflection of the improvement in the 529 industry since it hit bottom in 2008and seven of the 27 medalists are advisor-sold.
October 17, 2012
Templeton’s Mobius: New Global Investing Hot SpotsMark Mobius says the bull market in emerging markets will eventually surpass the rally here at home.
October 15, 2012
8 Stock Market Omens That Influence InvestorsInvestment decisions are driven by the cold, hard factsexcept when they arent.