Not all investments are taxed equally, for example
the gains on corporate bonds are taxed at the higher ordinary income rate while the gains of stocks are taxed at lower capital gains rates.
Gains and losses You may generate capital
gains on a corporate bond if you sell it at a profit before it matures.
Not exact matches
For example, investors might use the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) to
gain access to greater credit risk through an ETF focused
on bonds rated BB and B, and the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) to
gain access to less credit risk through an ETF focused
on bonds rated A and BBB.
The best choice is to direct her to funds that focus more
on long - term capital
gains and avoid dividend stocks or interest - bearing
corporate bonds.
Most investors are familiar with the concept of debt securities (
bonds, government
bonds,
corporate bonds), but MITTS function a bit differently: They still allow investors to capitalize
on the
gains from the stock market.