Short-term trades are usually taxed like regular income. But not if you are a hedge fund with a helpful banker.

Newly released IRS data shows where in the U.S. top earners live.

A big merger turns an American company into a foreign one, and cuts its taxes. Nice trick if you can pull it off.

It may feel good to jack up payments by wealthier earners, but Social Security is a safety net, not a tax collector.

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