Friday, October 30, 2009
Selena Maranjian :: Townhall.com Columnist
Big Gains and Minimal Taxes
by Selena Maranjian
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There's been a lot of good news in the market lately --- so much so that you may be waiting for the catch. But this year, at least, the IRS won't be waiting at the doors of shareholders in top-performing mutual funds.

These have been some heady months for many investors, and not just those in dynamic, fast-growing small companies. Even big companies like Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) have posted impressive returns recently. So you can just imagine the kind of pleasing performance that many mutual funds will likely deliver for 2009. Check out these results, for example:

Fund

2008 Return

2009 YTD Return

Holdings Include ...

Dodge & Cox Stock (DODGX)

(43%)

26%

General Electric (NYSE: GE), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB)

Vanguard Windsor II (VWNFX)

(37%)

21%

IBM (NYSE: IBM), JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)

American Funds Growth Fund of America (AGTHX) Continued...

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Selena Maranjian prepares the Fool's syndicated newspaper column, writes articles for Fool.com, has coordinated the Fool's annual Foolanthropy charity drive, and has written a number of Fool books, among other things.

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