Taxes, elections and other worries

The number of dollars in your investment account is almost never the number you can take home. That's because standing between you and your money is Uncle Sam.

Is there any way to put less in his pocket? That's the question in our latest "Ask an Advisor" column. A young engineer in Providence, Rhode Island has invested the old-fashioned way in an ETF — directly, not through a tax-advantaged account — and he wonders how he can ever cash it out without paying a hefty capital gains tax. 

Also this week, we took a look at a symptom plaguing many investors these days: election anxiety. Here's what financial advisors can do to calm clients' nerves and help them stay the course.

It's all in Financial Planning. Have a great week!