Donate appreciated stocks or mutual funds to favorite charity Must have held for at least one year Make bequests during your lifetime Give up to $14,000 per person to as many people as you like without filing a gift-tax return Max out 401(k) plan Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.
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BE A PATIENT INVESTOR
BE A PATIENT INVESTOR Time is on your side Don’t be afraid to wait for better opportunities and prices Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.
READ JOEL GREENBLATT’S THE LITTLE BOOK THAT STILL BEATS THE MARKET
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TAKE A LOOK AT MUNICIPAL BONDS
YIELDS ON HIGH-YIELD MUNICIPAL BONDS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THOSE ON IRAQI GOVERNMENT DEBT PERCEPTION OF RISK IN THE MUNI MARKET DOES NOT REFLECT REALITY FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HIGHER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE BEFORE REAGAN PRESIDENCY YIELD LEVELS ON TAX FREE MUNIS VERY ATTRACTIVE, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO OTHER TYPES OF BONDS Watch the […]
Read The Paper ‘The American Corporation’
Read The Paper ‘The American Corporation’ Download it here. [.pdf] Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.
INVEST IN DIVIDEND PAYING STOCKS
INVEST IN DIVIDEND PAYING STOCKS DIVIDEND CONTRIBUTION TO TOTAL RETURN OF S&P 500 Percent of Total Return 77.4% in 1970s 27% in 2000s MORNINGSTAR DIVIDEND FUND FAVORITE Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) VIG data by YCharts BIGGEST AND OLDEST UTILITY STOCK ETF Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) XLU data by YCharts Watch […]