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1.
David has 10 years until retirement. He's in the 28% tax bracket now and expects to be in the 31% tax bracket once he retires. What should he do?
Place bonds in his tax-deferred accounts and stocks in his taxable account. Because David is less than 15 years away from retiring and he expects to be in a higher tax bracket upon retirement, he should hold stocks in his taxable account and bonds in his tax-deferred accounts.
2.
Where would be a wise place to put large-company index funds?
A taxable account. Large-company index funds tend to be pretty tax-efficient anyway.
3.
Mike only owns stocks and stock funds--no bonds. Taxwise, what should he do?
Place individual stock holdings that he plans to hold for a long time in his taxable account; place shorter-term stock investments and stock mutual funds in his tax-deferred account. He should also place stock funds with very lower turnover ratios in his taxable account and those with higher turnover ratios in his tax-deferred account. Large-company index funds can go into his taxable account, because they tend to be tax-friendly.
4.
Which statement is correct?
In many cases, you should own stocks in tax-deferred accounts and bonds in taxable accounts, especially if you're investing for 15 years or longer. If you're investing long enough, the higher total returns of stocks over time generate a greater tax burden than the income of bonds.
5.
Stock funds with very lower turnover ratios would do best in _______.
A taxable account. The low turnover rate would make them fairly tax friendly to a taxable account.
