On Nov 27, 11:06 pm, WJRFlyBoy wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:01:19 -0800 (PST), Robert M. Gary wrote:
But HP didn't ask you to put one dime into her severancebucket. The
company took the risk and the company lost their money. I wouldn't
want to live in a world where I have to get permission from the gov't
to decide how I want to risk my own money.

But you do. It's called tax laws. Permission and direction (by tax law) are
ultimately, the end result of your investment choices, are the same thing.

Since most companies in the U.S. operate under the same tax law that
is not usually a major part of an investment decision. Some people may
look for tax efficient mutuals or tax exempt munis but usually come
with a lower rate of return.

-Robert