Motley Fool Investment Tax Guide : An Investor's Resource for Smart Tax Planning Throughout the Year

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Most tax guides these days are hundreds of pages long, resemble telephone books, and require two arms to carry. And unless you're an accountant, you probably need to refer only to a handful of pages to complete your return--and even then, you might feel like you've missed something. Which is probably what the Motley Fool realized when they put together The Motley Fool Investment Tax Guide. This guide is designed to do one thing--help investors get through the tax year. Written by Fools Selena Maranjian and Roy Lewis, this slim volume covers subjects such as the best time to sell stocks and other investments; how to make sense of mutual-fund distributions; when you should pay estimated taxes; and evaluating whether to opt for the traditional or Roth IRA. This book should complement any overall investment strategy and is a worthwhile read for every investor--and not just on April 14. --Harry C. Edwards

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Taxes are not just something to be considered in early April. This easy-to-follow guide, brought to you from the creators of the best-known personal investment site on the Internet, is filled with sound advice on minimizing taxes.

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Great for the tax novice, or beginner.......1999-05-14

I was a great introductory to the basic tax issues to investors. It gives several tips that pay off immeadiately, and opens doors to things to consider and read further upon. It was a quick read, and easy to understand. A good followup, book is the 'Ernst & Young Tax Saver's Guide'.

Very Useful, Easy to Understand and Charmingly Written.......1999-03-04

As someone who began investing four years ago and began doing my own taxes just one year ago, I found this tax guide to be extremely informative. It is a quick and enjoyable read - perhaps an unsurpassed feat for a tax guide - with lots of helpful examples. This tax guide provided great tips for dealing with my taxes this year (i.e., what to do with that one worthless security) as well as numerous ideas for how to plan my investment strategies in the future. It also contained the most understandable explanation of the New Roth IRA that I have read this year. I highly recommend this tax guide to anyone who invests. I certainly feel more confident about preparing this year's tax return. Indeed, in a strange way I am almost looking forward to doing my taxes now.

I know the Fool tries to simplify things, but . . ........1999-02-18

this is probably too simplified. I foolishly (note the lower case "f") assumed this book would be as great as the Fool's other publications, and never checked, say, the amount of pages the book has (the deal was too good . . .). I was a bit disappointed when all I got in the mail was a mere pamphlet. The IRS website is actually more helpful.

Still, the book is an ok start to considering investment tax strategies, and will make the unknowing reader knowing enough to tackle more hefty guides.

Most readable tax book.......1999-02-14

I had never done our taxes. But after reading this most simple and informative book, I am going to try my hand at doing our taxes. I am a 66-year-old woman, and not good at these things. But I shall try this year. This book explained a lot of things for me, so now I'm more confident. (It was entertaining, too!)

Lightweight and highly biased.......1999-02-13

I was looking for a meaty tax guide and should have known better than to buy a 94 page book! The authors spend most of the book bashing mutual funds and praising stock picking while using twisted and contorted logic to brainwash the reader. Tax decisions are rarely simply but these authors seem to think they are.

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Excellent book on mutual fund principles.......1998-07-16

I recommend this book strongly to all those who are starting out as mutual fund investors. It provides a clear analysis of the issues and tradeoffs involved in mutual fund investing and explains all the relevant concepts and terminology. It also teaches a fundamental tenet of investing - "set a limit on your greed"!!

Great book to make the jump from just saving to investing........1997-03-12

This book assumes a basic knowledge of mutual funds but goes into the nuances you need to really ferret out the winning funds and also helps you put together a great portfolio based on your timeframes. I would have given it a 10 but it was hard to use as a reference after reading it through since the important information was sprinkled throughout the chapters and appendices. It was long enough to have the pertinent information you need but short enough to be able to read through it in a few evenings.

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Bought it at a text book.......2007-01-18

I'm not super interested in tax law, and after this book was even less enchanted by the idea. However, the book did a good job of presenting the tax code, and the class wasn't bad either. I just hope we go to a flat tax.

PH's Federal Taxation 2005 : Principles (18th Edition) (Prentice Hall's Federal Taxation Individuals)

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Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (Cambridge Opera Handbooks)

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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Benjamin Britten: Death in Venice (Cambridge Opera Handbooks)

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Binding: Paperback

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