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Tax-wise, bonds are a good fit for tax-sheltered accounts rather than taxable accounts because their payouts are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate.
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True. For tax purposes, it probably makes sense to keep bonds in tax-sheltered accounts because of their relatively high tax rates.
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What is asset location?
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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.
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Which investments do an effective job of restraining capital gains distributions?
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All of the above. All of these investments are structured in such a way as to keep the lid on capital gains distributions.
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Which statement below is true?
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You should review your asset location framework every few years. You should review your framework every few years, as tax treatments of investments can change over time.
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If you're holding cash in an emergency fund, makes sense to place it into _______.
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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.