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ETFR: The Dirty Little Secret of (Some) ETF Dividends

December 2005
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The Dirty Little Secret of (Some) ETF Dividends

by Matt Hougan

The 2003 tax cut put the thrill back in high-yield investing. By reducing the top tax rate on corporate payouts from 38.6 percent to 15 percent, the new law instantly made dividend paying stocks more attractive.
ETFR Features

Benchmarking ETF Portfolios - Designing portfolios that perform well at various levels of risk

by George Daniels

This is part two of a two-part article. Last month, the behavior of 14 distinct asset classes covering equity and fixed income was detailed.

Targeting retirement - Seligman launches three ETF funds of funds

by Marsha Zapson

It has become more and more apparent that Americans are being forced to be more self-reliant, especially when pro­viding for their retirements. And fund companies, happy to offer solutions, are launching target-date funds with impunity.