Vita Nelson
The Editor
Vita Nelson
Vita Nelson is an editor and publisher of The Moneypaper, Direct Investing and The Guide to Direct Investment Plans. She is the author, with Donald Korn, of Create and Manage Your Own Mutual Fund. She is the CEO of Temper of the Times Investor Services Inc., a registered broker/dealer since 1996. She is co-manager of the MP 63 Fund (DRIPX), which was organized in 1999. She was the founder, publisher and editor of Westchester Magazine, from 1969 through 1980. Prior to that, she made a market in municipal bonds at Granger & Company and other brokerages in NYC. She is a graduate of Boston University.
The Moneypaper
The Moneypaper Inc. publishes The Moneypaper, Direct Investing, and The Guide to Direct Investment Plans. In addition, it supports an affiliated broker/dealer that is organized to open accounts for individuals on the books of any of about 1,000 companies. The Moneypaper was one of the earliest advocates of such direct investment plans (DRIPs) as a way for the small investor to take advantage of risk-reducing strategies long enjoyed only by wealthy investors and institutions. Published monthly, it features the benefits of these investor-friendly plans and features well-diversified DRIP portfolios. It also follows small stock and conventional stock portfolios, with buy, sell or hold suggestions. Its subscribers get unhedged advice on tax, retirement and estate planning. Published twice each month, Direct Investing focuses exclusively on DRIP companies with specific stock recommendations—which stocks to buy, why, and when. The Moneypaper’s Guide to Direct Investment Plans contains specific prospectuses and transfer agent information for the DRIPs of every company with a plan, including requirements for entry and special options (such as automatic investing, discounts from market price, availability for IRAs, fees and selling schedules).