DividendReinvestmentPlans

Years ago, the fellow who was running the IRS at the time told Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine that he figured millions of taxpayers overpaid their taxes every year by overlooking just one of the money-savers listed here.

The biggest jump in profits in 16 years of companies listed in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index means that no company is likely to lower their dividend payouts this quarter, according to an analysis by Bloomberg News. That would mark the first time since 2004 that no company has lowered their...