MONEYWATCH
5 investments for your tax refund
April 18, 2012
April 18, 2012
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(MoneyWatch) Taxpayers received an average refund of about $3,000 for tax year 2010 and are on pace to get roughly the same amount in 2011. Americans love getting a tax refund. What's not to like about found money? But a refund is really just the return of a year-long, interest-free loan that you extended to your spendthrift Uncle Sam. This year, make sure you keep that money and put it to work. Before you plunk down big bucks on a flat-screen TV or buy new iPads for the entire family, consider the following investment opportunities:
1. Replenish emergency reserves.
1. Replenish emergency reserves.
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