Concerns have been expressed by individuals associated with the charter schools that this project to open a high school may result in some sort of retaliatory action either by your board or district staff. These charter schools currently enjoy a good working relationship with the district, and we hope you join us in assuring them everything will be done to maintain that relationship without fear of retribution. |
If managers find a diamond in the rough, good research pays off. |
It's the magnitude of changes people are concerned about. If the Fed decides to tighten more aggressively, both in time frame and in magnitude, that could put a strain on the market as a whole. |
Next year, I think the average equity fund will lose 1.5 (percentage points) of its return to taxes. If you don't like investing in funds that have an above-average expense ratio, I'm not sure why you'd want a fund with an above-average tax burden, at least not for an account where taxes are going to matter. |
People are saying, 'Okay, I'm ready to go play in the equity markets again. |
Some of these funds are pretty good. |
The tax drag is just a really big issue. People just don't have it on their radar screen yet and they really should. |
They are the people who have the ability to do asset allocation and diversify for us. |
This is an area where people can look for current income, especially when they're in the upper tax brackets. |