Investors too often assume that dividends, whether from U.S. companies or foreign corporations, are taxed similarly. Under U.S. tax law, however, that assumption is incorrect and making mistakes can ...

What are qualified dividends vs ordinary dividends? Here, we examine which is which, how each one is taxed and what it means ...

— -- Q: Why are some of the dividends paid by my ETFs "qualified," while others are not? A: Knowing the difference between qualified and unqualified dividends is a big deal for investors at tax ...

Here’s something nobody tells you when you start investing: those dividend payments hitting your account aren’t all treated the same come tax time. I stumbled across this myself when reviewing my tax ...

While you can't wholly avoid taxes on dividends in taxable accounts, you can minimize them. Dividend income represents one of the most attractive benefits of stock ownership, providing investors with ...

Dividends are a portion of a company’s profits issued to shareholders. They are typically paid quarterly. As they represent a share of the income of the company, dividends are taxable to shareholders ...

Money is fungible — it doesn’t matter whether you receive it as income or capital appreciation. A company’s value shouldn’t depend on whether it pays a dividend. However, behavioral finance ...