Bond or bond fund payments are considered interest income and are typically taxed as ordinary income. Income from Treasury bonds is exempt from state and local taxes, and income from municipal bonds ...

Investors shorting dividend stocks aren't entitled to dividends; they must pay lenders. Learn key concepts about short ...

Reinvesting dividends means purchasing additional shares, which can complicate sales or tax-loss harvesting in taxable accounts. The IRS’ wash-sale rules prohibit claiming a tax loss after a sale if ...

I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment. Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. Here are some of the most common questions I got: What ...