I own seven mutual
funds in my taxable brokerage account.
Not exact matches
Based on reading your site it looks like your were making six figures every year, at which point you probably maxed out 401 K plans, and then had an amount equivalent to 2 — 3 times the 401K contribution left over to
fund investments
in a
taxable brokerage account.
A higher portfolio turnover will result
in higher transactional and
brokerage costs and may result
in higher taxes when
Fund shares are held
in a
taxable account.
And since I will need to do a large re-balancing
in the next month (since I need to sell a large amount
in my
taxable brokerage account to invest
in the new small family business previously discussed) there is no better time to re-analyze my current portfolio of actively managed
funds.
This is especially important for actively managed
funds because they can become closed to new
accounts, but if you already had an
account established
in both your IRA and
taxable brokerage you could continue to contribute to either one as you please.
There is a benefit to owning a lot of the same mutual
funds in both IRA
accounts and
taxable brokerage accounts for one simple reason: flexibility.
For example, when I sold a significant amount from my
taxable brokerage account to invest
in a small business, I sold index
funds in a few lump sums over 6 or so weeks.
As a quick refresher, I was looking for some advice on whether I should 1) switch my 529 plan from Utah to NY based on about 8 bps differential
in the total fee structure on my investment selections and 2) whether I should ultimately hold less
in my 529 plan
in favor of greater flexibility
in holding some
funds to be used for college
in my
taxable brokerage account.
Plus, the added benefit of flexibility
in using the cash
in a
taxable brokerage account for anything (as opposed to only education related expenses
in the 529 plan) makes the risk of over
funding the 529 plan a major detriment.
Likewise, Amber Tree Leaves made a great point of having some
funds in a specifically designated
account for college, but does also favor the flexibility
in taxable brokerage accounts:
Because if you are like us and have other
funds to live on for the initial years of early retirement (our
taxable brokerage account in particular), then you can rollover
funds from your Traditional IRA to Roth IRA slower and drag it out over many years since income up to $ 28,900 is all tax free (the combo of deduction and exemptions).
You could put money
in a regular
taxable mutual
fund or
brokerage account, paying taxes on your investment income every year, and racking up more tax liability when you sold your shares after their value had risen.
While we have focused on maxing out our more tax efficient IRA and 401k retirement
accounts, all remaining
funds available to save for retirement have been tucked away
in this
taxable brokerage account.
Example 1: Married couple with $ 200,000
in income
in the state of Virginia, age 45 with 1 child and $ 120,000
in assets that count towards the EFC calculation (assume 529 plans, emergency
fund,
taxable brokerage account, etc).
That savings
account can then be linked to automatically transfer set amounts per month to a
brokerage IRA or
taxable account, where the money can be automatically or nearly automatically invested
in low - cost index stock
funds.
Most online
brokerages provide a wide - range of investment options including stock, bonds, mutual
funds and ETFs
in taxable accounts or IRAs and other tax - deferred investment vehicles.
For example, all -
in - one
funds are tax - inefficient if the portfolio includes a
taxable brokerage account.
Examples include purchasing directly from a
fund company, via a broker
in a
taxable brokerage account, or inside another tax deferred pension plan such as an IRA.
Any profits realized
in a
taxable account held with a robo advisor, whether
in the form of dividends or realized capital gains, are subject to taxes as they would be
in a
brokerage or mutual
fund account.
Despite reporting that tax breaks are important to them, 68 % of college savers are saving
in taxable bank
accounts and 55 % are saving
in taxable stocks, mutual
funds and
brokerage accounts.