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The dark side of the muni
09/21/2004: Money Magazine
Municipal bonds seem safe, but buying or selling them is fraught with peril. Protect yourself.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/20/funds/funds_muni_0409/;
http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/9.04Munis.pdf
Mutual Competition
08/01/2000: Money Magazine, Vol. 29 No. 8
Are the new rivals to traditional funds – like folios and exchange traded funds (ETFs) -- a better bet?
http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/2000/08/FUN.html;
http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/8.00ETFsAndFolios.pdf
Performance Review: Part 1
07/18/2000: money.com
I've been answering your questions in Mutual Fund Mailbag for just about a year now, and I think I've gotten things mostly right. Just to be sure, though, I've asked some of the investing world's top minds for their two cents. In this three-part series, I square off with Vanguard's John Bogle, efficient-market theorist William Bernstein, and finance professor Terrance Odean on the issues you've written in most about. This week: Bogle beats me up.
http://robots.cnnfn.com/2000/07/18/mailbag/mailbag/index.htm
When index funds don't work
05/24/2000: money.com
Passive investing almost always beats active management. There are cases, though, when it just doesn't add up. (See also July 18, 2000.)
http://robots.cnnfn.com/2000/05/24/mailbag/mailbag/index.htm
Prodigal son
05/08/2000: money.com
Many investors have strayed in search of tech-sized returns, but repentant sinners can get back on the true path. (See also August 1, 2000.)
http://robots.cnnfn.com/2000/05/08/mailbag/mailbag/index.htm
How many funds are enough?
09/17/1999: money.com
Jason explains why most investors shouldn't own more than a handful of mutual funds.
http://robots.cnnfn.com/1999/09/17/mailbag/mailbag/index.htm
“Expert Q&A”
08/01/1999: morningstar.com
In this online chat, Jason fields questions from Morningstar users about everything from stock-picking “systems” to index funds, how and why to use a broker, investing in corporate bankruptcies, saving for college, the fine points of bond funds, and the ethics of financial journalism. [Conversation 676: in the “Jump to #” box, enter 676]
http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/asp/fullconv.asp
Are Index Funds a Tax Disaster Waiting to Happen?
07/20/1999: money.com
In his online mailbox, Money Magazine's mutual funds columnist, Jason Zweig, has gotten several letters warning that index funds are ticking tax time bombs waiting to blow their shareholders to bits in the next market decline. Should you worry?
http://robots.cnnfn.com/1999/07/20/mailbag/mailbag/index.htm
Mutual Fund Tax Bombs
07/01/1999: Money Magazine, Vol. 28 No. 7
How to run up a $10,000 tax bill without even trying
http://money.cnn.com/best/magazine_archive/1999/07/fnd07_fi.html;
http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/7.99TaxBomb.pdf
Why Do Mutual Funds Cost So Much?
06/01/1995: Morningstar Investment Conference
In this speech, Jason told the history of rising expenses over the years and reviewed – then dismantled – the fund industry’s justifications for the ever-higher flood of costs. If you want to learn more about how high fund expenses are, how they got there, and what to do about them, you may find that this speech (given while Jason was the mutual funds editor at Forbes) remains a useful resource.
http://jasonzweig.com/Morningstar1995.doc
A Nasty 401(k) Surprise
01/01/2005: Money Magazine
If you hold most of your stocks inside a retirement plan, you could be handing Uncle Sam more than his fair share of taxes.
http://money.cnn.com/pr/subs/magazine_archive/2005/01/INT.html;
http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/1.05Tax401k.pdf
Don\'t Get Caught in This Big Year-End Tax Trap
12/01/1995: Money Magazine
How to avoid a common investing mistake, and some winners and losers.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/12/01/207745/...
How You Can Avoid the Worst Year-End Mutual Fund Mistake: Giving Uncle Sam a Handout
11/01/1996: Money Magazine
Tips on steering clear of big mutual-fund tax bills at the end of the year.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/11/01/204008/...;
http://www.jasonzweig.com/uploads/11.96BuyDividend.pdf
Tax Angles for Fund Investors
11/01/1998: Money Magazine
Act now to lock in the losses and duck the distributions: a year-end guide.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/11/01/250370/...
Psyching Yourself up to Let Losers Go
08/23/2008: The Wall Street Journal
When you buy and hold, you don`t have to use a death grip
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121944445208164839.html
Giving Your Portfolio a Year-End Face Lift
12/06/2008: The Wall Street Journal
Some ways to turn a market crash to your advantage.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122851603042483909.html
Muni-Bond Bargains: The Devil’s in the Details
01/31/2009: The Wall Street Journal
Municipal bonds have been left for dead in the market, but you must shop wisely.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123336269167335403.html
After the Crash, Stocks May Face Long Road Back
02/26/2009: The Wall Street Journal
The markets will recover, but that recovery will probably take longer than many investors imagine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123561056456077505.html
Tempest-Tossed? Take Some Control
03/04/2009: The Wall Street Journal
Instead of plunging in and out with both feet, take some baby steps.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123612913479324703.html
Should You Buy Municipal Bonds Individually or in a Fund?
02/03/2009: The Wall Street Journal Online
A blog post on how to tell how you should own munis.
http://blogs.wsj.com/wallet/2009/02/03/should-you-buy-municipal-bonds-indiv...
Transferring Wealth via the Bank of Mom and Dad
10/03/2009: The Wall Street Journal
Today`s low interest rates make some estate-planning techniques unusually attractive.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125452042817860431.html
Watch Out for Hidden Tax Traps Inside ETFs
04/17/2010: The Wall Street Journal
A look at the tricky tax rules on commodity and currency ETFs.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304628704575186433316749798.h...
Volatility Is Your Friend
05/15/2010: The Wall Street Journal
Strategies that can turn market crashes into opportunities. (A news story with Kelly Greene, Laura Saunders, Anne Tergesen and Jane Kim.)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703950804575242574125990754.h...
Look Before You Reap: Tax-Loss Harvesting Can Backfire
12/11/2010: The Wall Street Journal
Selling at a loss for the tax break can be trickier than it looks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703727804576011482935521922.h...
How Long Will the Tax Break on Municipal Bonds Last?
05/07/2011: The Wall Street Journal
Will Congress make tax-free bonds taxable?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704810504576307233579693982.h...
Flash Tax: Why Levies on High-Speed Trading Won`t Work
09/03/2011: The Wall Street Journal
Transaction taxes have a long history -- of failing to serve their purpose.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903895904576545093200230366.h...
For Muni Investors, November May Be a No-No
11/04/2011: WSJ Online: Total Return blog
Research suggests that municipal bonds tend to be unduly cheap in November and December.
http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2011/11/04/for-muni-investors-november-may...
Make the Tax Man Wait!
11/17/2012: The Wall Street Journal
Should you sell your winning stocks before capital-gains taxes go up?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324595904578123052465026368.h...
No Easy Money in Munis
12/01/2012: The Wall Street Journal
A flood of money fleeing higher tax rates has driven up the prices of municipal bonds.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324020804578151410698929272.h...
How to Owe Capital-Gains Taxes Without Even Trying
01/19/2013: The Wall Street Journal
The rare phenomenon of `corporate inversions` can lead investors to incur taxable capital gains when they don`t even sell stock.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323783704578249841775885514.h...
Efficient Frontier
Link to William J. Bernstein's "Efficient Frontier" online newsletter, where he serves up opinion that is, at one and the same time, both biting and mathematically rigorous, both challenging and fun to read. Full of righteous anger at the knaves and nincompoops who dish out most financial advice, Bernstein is an invigorating breath of fresh air.
http://www.efficientfrontier.com/
Bogle Financial Markets Research Center
This site, featuring John C. Bogle's speeches and research papers, enables you to keep up with the latest thinking of the founder of the Vanguard Group. Jack Bogle is probably the best friend the individual investor has ever had, and the materials archived here are rich with insights into how the money management business really works and how you can take control of your own financial destiny.
http://www.vanguard.com/bogle_site/bogle_home.html
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