If tax efficiency is a top priority, there are quite a few ways to shield more of your investment gains from Uncle Sam. Asset location should come first. Americans have access to several ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Summer 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. With congressional Republicans considering a menu of revenue-raising options to offset tax cuts, one ...

A good number of people end up retiring with more than just Social Security to fall back on. And that's a positive thing, since Social Security only pays the average retired worker today a little more ...

Municipal bonds pay federal tax-exempt interest and carry a historically low default rate. Municipal bonds typically pay less interest than corporate bonds but offer predictable income that’s ...