The Best Tips for Investing in 2012

Jason Stipp from Morningstar hosts this informative clip about some tips for investing your money in 2012. Co-presenter Christine discusses some of the topics investors should keep their eyes on. Though dividends are popular, bonds are a safer bet, and she suggests showing restraint before investing too heavily in volatile dividends. She goes into great detail on the potential for problems with the valuations of dividends at the 1:54 mark, and explains that you should be carefully watching all aspects, especially valuation, and not only the dividend yield. Tax treatments, capital gains, emerging markets, fixed-income, and foreign bonds are all discussed in minute detail, giving the savvy investor a unique opportunity to really update and improve his portfolio for the new year. For those nervous about the possible changing tax terms, Christine gives expert advice at the 8:56 mark that will give you more control and less headache as the year goes forward.