Adjusting your effective after - tax asset allocation can change your results of what
an optimal asset location strategy looks like.
Let's start by admitting
the optimal asset location can only be known in retrospect.
Not exact matches
The objective of these studies was to determine what is
optimal from a tax
location standpoint, and uniformly they reached the general conclusion to put equity
assets subject to long - term capital gains into taxable accounts and bond or fixed income
assets into tax - advantaged accounts.
I've long been on record as saying that for many investors, trying to optimize their tax situation is not
optimal for their overall strategy — worrying about
asset location and moving to US - based funds can add significant levels of complexity for the sake of a few extra basis points.