Mutual Funds . This popular mode of investing can be confusing. Records are needed. If you reinvest your dividends, each dividend is really another purchase - you will need to keep all statements. I told you this was written before any changes were enacted.
Most issues being tossed around are too complex to explain in a few words.
Estate Tax is being studied. Any significant changes will take hours and hours of study and planning. Same for increases in retirement contributions. If we have higher limits it will take some planning to know if you need them. Items like the marriage penalty, or adding prescription coverage to Medicare might make your blood boil - but whatever is done will be done.