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ETF’s vs. Index funds: The good, the bad, and the ugly
An index fund is a mutual fund that owns all the stocks in a particular index. The index could be the S&P 500, the NASDAQ 1000, the MSCI EAFE, or…
Charitable deductions warm you twice
One of the best tax deductions is a donation to charity. There is a saying that heating with wood warms you twice: once when you chop the wood, and…
Why don’t more 401(k) plans include index funds?
This weekend, the Boston Globe had an article on a change made to 401(k) investment plans during the Bush administration. The change enabled businesses to automatically enroll employees in the…
Marriage Penalty: same-sex couples still ahead at tax time
There are many good reasons for us gay folks to fight for the right to marry -- to be able to visit your loved one in a hospital, to collect…