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1.
In general, which investments below are not good choices for tax-sheltered accounts?
Non-dividend paying stocks. Long-term capital gains, which is what you have when you sell a stock that you've held for at least a year, are taxed at a much lower rate than is bond income or dividends.
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Stock investors can exert more control over capital gains than bond investors by simply holding on to their stocks.
True. Given that bonds have to mature at some point, you can hold onto stocks longer than you could with many bonds.
3.
What is asset location?
How investors distribute their investments between tax-sheltered and taxable accounts. Asset location refers to how investors divvy their investments between tax-sheltered and taxable accounts.
4.
Investing from a tax perspective often contradicts its practicalities. One example of why is that _______.
Investors often hold long-term stocks in tax-sheltered accounts even though those stocks are taxed at low capital gains rates. From a tax perspective, it doesn't make sense to do this. But practical reasons override that.
5.
If you're holding cash in an emergency fund, makes sense to place it into _______.
A taxable account. If you're holding cash for near-term income needs or as an emergency fund, it makes sense to hold it in a taxable account because you may need access to the cash quickly and without penalty.
