Say, if I'm putting money in some index funds for 5 years, and in 5 years I'll
probably be in a higher tax bracket than now.
Not exact matches
If you believe you will
be in a
higher income, and thus
higher tax,
bracket when you retire, then a Roth IRA
is probably the better choice since any distributions then will not
be taxed.
If you
're in a
high bracket, she says you
probably do want to max out on your RRSP contribution to get a deduction and produce more after
tax money.
But a traditional deductible IRA may
be a better tool if you want to lower your yearly
tax bill while you
're still working (and
probably in a
higher tax bracket than you'll
be in after you retire).
Your mortgage rate
is very good, and since you
are probably in a
high tax bracket and perhaps itemize deductions, the effective rate
is even less.
In hindsight, I probably should have keep that contribution room for a few more years until I was in a higher tax bracke
In hindsight, I
probably should have keep that contribution room for a few more years until I
was in a higher tax bracke
in a
higher tax bracket.
One of the other considerations
is that borrowing to invest
is great from a
tax perspective, but as a young guy, your income
probably isn't
in the
highest bracket, so you won't
be able to benefit from this (as much as a 50 year old medical doctor might for example).
Converting the entire account may drive the couple's marginal
tax rate into the top 39.6 %
bracket, which
is so
high that they
probably would have
been better off just leaving the money as a pre-
tax IRA and spending it
in the future at a lower rate!