Tax Wise Investing

[mathjak107]

the worst part here in new york is after being hit with the amt tax for 2005 the large state and local taxes we paid this year for 2005 trip the amt again for 2006 even with normal income.

[eyetri2]

DanTien:

I'll bite on your stock investigative list. I don't like any of them. I look for dividend paying stocks as well, but I do it with the twist of looking at historical dividend yields. You can see the strategy I use by looking at iqtrends.com to get the idea.

Anyway, conservative ideas on my radar:

HD - my fair value estimate of 48
TEVA - FV est at 48
mxim - a buy on strength over 50 DMA
SNV - buy range at 26
MCY - buy range at 52
MO - buy range is now (morals aside)

Others I like are JKHY and FNT (mgmt expects to be shelling out $2/yr as dividend and it's only 15%tax)

Hope that gives you some different ideas and some in the mid-cap range.

eyetri2

[Danny]

eye - Thanks for your input
FNT - just happened to be the title company that did a house sale for us last month.
I wouldn't mind getting all and more of their fee back .
I have in the past invested in companies that provide me services - the ones that did a good job! I'll take a look at your suggestions - if they pan out I'll send you a finders fee - if not do you mind if I send you a bill to cover my losses?

[eyetri2]

DanTien:

Sure, but you have to hand it to me personally. I am in the miltary living in Japan. It may cost you more to fly to me than your actual losses.

eyetri2