From the Archives: International Investing, Investing Risks, Interest, and Taxes

How Taxes Affect Your Return – By considering taxes as an additional expense, you’ll be able to make informed decisions that, all else being equal, can help your portfolio’s returns over the long run.

How much interest do you earn on one million dollars? – It depends on several factors including: What is the interest rate? Over what period of time? How often is the interest calculated and paid during the period?

The Risks of Investing – All types of investments have risks, whether you’re investing in stock funds, bond funds, or even money market funds.

International Investing- Pros and Cons – With today’s wars, ethnic strife and oil prices, you might think global investing would be mostly rough sailing these days. Not so, according to global-investment managers who can point to plenty of opportunities for solid growth in overseas markets.