As discussed in my previous I Bond posts, I Bonds are available
only in taxable accounts, not in tax - advantaged accounts such as IRAs and 401k or 403b plans.
His main arguments for investing
only in taxable accounts include the need to access the dividend income early in life and the fact that taking income from IRAs before normal withdrawal age is difficult.
It is
only in a taxable account that you have the alternative of using a tax - exempt bond or bond fund (or at least it only makes sense in a taxable account).
Besides, the direct indexing is only available in the VTI portion (max 35 % weight), and
only in your taxable account.
Not exact matches
I
only have 60k
in my 403b plan and 401k plan, 8k
in my HSA, 14k
in my roth IRA, 14k
in my wife roth IRA and 10k
in taxable account.
However, if I were to invest the same $ 100,000
in a
taxable account, then instead of earning an annual 7 % average rate of return, I will probably
only make 5 % after tax.
I use my tax advantaged
accounts for funds where more trading occurs to I don't get taxed on the gains, and
only invest
in full index funds (VTIAX and VTSAX)
in my
taxable account since there is little trading volume so I can minimize my tax exposure.
For example, if you have a million dollars
in your
taxable account, and that has a cost basis of a million dollars, you can take 1 dollar out of there and all zero taxes, whereas if you have another million dollars
in your 401k and you're being taxed at 20 % marginal tax rates, that's
only worth 80 cents.
People are always getting nervous about that, because then they say, «Well, imagine I have a 60/40 portfolio and I have
only equities
in my
taxable account.
After a slow month
in November with
only interest
in one of our
taxable accounts, December brought about both surprises and a little disappointment:
Why would you contribute to an Traditional IRA and pay taxes on post tax money (since you can not deduct the contribution at some point due to income limits) and not put
in a
taxable account and be able to pay
only capital gains?
You can choose an individual
account (
in your name
only) or a joint
account (with multiple equal owners), or you can open other types of
taxable accounts.
Because the semiannual inflation adjustments of a TIPS bond are considered
taxable income by the IRS, even though investors don't see that money until they sell the bond or it reaches maturity, some investors prefer to get TIPS through a TIPS mutual fund or exchange traded fund (ETF), or to
only hold them
in tax - deferred retirement
accounts to avoid tax complications.
For
taxable accounts, I offer long
only and market neutral, but there's no reason why I couldn't offer any percentage hedging
in - between zero and full.
Trudeau may say that «
only the rich» have $ 10,000 lying around to fund TFSAs but seniors have much more than that
in RRSPs, RRIFs and
taxable accounts and need to move those funds into TFSAs just as soon as they are permitted to do so.
If you had
only $ 1,000 of RRSP room and you wanted to maximize your tax deferral, it would have been preferable to keep the bonds
in the RRSP and the equities
in a
taxable account.
Third, you should convert
only if you have money
in a regular
taxable account to pay the tax bill triggered by the conversion.
About the
only strategy I can employ is to use part of each withdrawal to re-purchase funds
in my
taxable 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.
Those who are able to reach large balances
in their retirement
accounts only have to have enough
in taxable accounts to make it to age 59.5 (IRAs) and possibly earlier.
The reasons for
only looking at the allocation of mutual funds invested
in our
taxable accounts instead of the entire portfolio, which includes
taxable accounts (mutual funds as well as individual stocks), 401 (k) s and IRAs, are that
Only interest on funds invested
in a
taxable non-registered
account is tax - deductible.
When you invest
in non-registered or
taxable accounts, not
only does the capital you invest come after being subject to income tax, but all dividends, interest and capital gains generated from that capital will be further taxed each and every year.
I agree, so, though I might hedge my
taxable account on occasion, I will likely remain long
only, trying to scoop up bargains when momentum is negative; it has worked
in the past for me.
Not
only might they be able to avoid investing
in taxable accounts, they might never even need an RRSP.
In a
taxable account, I would favor buying at a premium since this would decrease the
taxable amount that you would pay, but
only slightly, for the same income stream.
Contributions to those
accounts (401K, IRA and RRSP) not
only allow you to deduct from your
taxable income and generate higher returns during tax season but also the funds sitting
in those vehicles will compound extremely faster than normal investing
accounts as the dividends and capital gains are sheltered from taxes.
(This article applies
only to those investments held
in a
taxable account.
Because rebalancing can involve selling assets, it often results
in a tax burden — but
only if it's done within a
taxable account.
Change the growth rate
in the
Taxable account to be tax - free at 10 % for 10 years, and capital gains taxed at a preferential 15 %
only at the end.
In a
taxable account both profits and losses generate tax effects, but over time you
only pay tax on the net profits - profits minus losses.
But it
only works if he's investing his money
in a
taxable account.»
The
only ETF that might retain some usefulness
in a
taxable account is CYH.
Justin Trudeau may claim «
only the rich» have $ 10,000 lying around to fund TFSAs but seniors have much more than that
in RRSPs, RRIFs and
taxable accounts.
On the flip side, if he has a Roth 401k,
only 1/2 of the amount of money is
taxable, just the portion
in the traditional 401k
account.
There are cases where it makes sense to contribute and defer taking the deduction, mostly when your contribution room is limited (where you'll end up with non-registered investments no matter what), but it's not as hands - down beneficial as I thought when I did it as a grad student, and not as simple as I implied
in the previous post looking
only at the value of the deduction (and ignoring that the contribution will likely grow over time even if left
in a
taxable account).
It was
only in comparing to muni bond funds that I discussed looking at after - tax yields, so it's not a matter of
taxable vs. tax - advantaged
accounts, but of the additional alternative of tax - exempt bonds
in taxable accounts.
Another thing about index funds is tax - efficiency (matters
only if you have these
in a
taxable account, i.e. non-401k / IRA).
But even with sequence of returns risk, if I had no room left
in RRSPs or TFSAs, I'd seriously consider cutting back on fixed income if the
only place to hold it is
taxable accounts.
Throw it
in any true index fund, or should that be
only for my
taxable account?
The
only exception is if you have to sell appreciated shares
in a
taxable account that will generate a capital gains tax.
I will sometimes hold VTI
in RRSPs, or VUN
in taxable accounts, or both (the dividend yield is
only about 2 %, so it's more tax - efficient than international / EM ETFs
in a
taxable account.
If you're investing
in a
taxable account (as opposed to a 401 (k) or IRA), index funds can help you not
only to minimize costs, but to minimize taxes as well.
Even if your registered
accounts are maxed out, you can still make changes so your fixed income stays
in Canadian dollars
in RRSPs and TFSAs, and
only your equities are
in US - dollar
taxable accounts.
However,
in taxable accounts, premium bonds can be very tax - inefficient (so you should
only hold bonds or bond ETFs that are structured for
taxable accounts).
Though you
only act four times a year, that's enough to generate a lot of
taxable events if you are not doing this
in a tax - sheltered
account.
If you hold foreign stocks
in a non-registered (
taxable)
account, withholding taxes always apply: if a company pays a 20 - cent dividend each quarter,
only 17 cents ends up
in your
account.
We own
only municipal bonds (purchased
in 10/2008, average yield 4.84 %, tax and AMT free,
in our
taxable accounts), a municipal bond fund (YTD return = 24.12 %), FDIC insured CDs (purchased
in 10/2008, yielding as much as 5.5 %,
in our IRAs), and a fund holding mortgage securities backed by the US government, also
in IRAs (YTD return = 19.36 %).
Keep
in mind, rebalancing isn't
only for your
taxable account (like you might have with an online broker).
Let's assume I pose the following set of facts: 1) I need to plan for a 60 year retirement, 2) I want to have at the end of Year 60 100 % of my original balance (inflation adjusted obviously), 3)
Only 10 % of my savings / investments is
in tax deferred
accounts (e.g., the bulk are
in a
taxable accounts), 4) I need a 6 % withdrawal rate pre-tax, and 5) I am indifferent to strategy (VII, etc) and asset choices (annuity vs. dividend blend vs. income, etc) but to guarantee the goals above.