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Investing Basics Beginner: Introduction to Taxes and Investments

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1.
A reasonably intelligent person who studies the tax code from time to time can probably make good decisions about how to shelter investment income from taxes.
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False. Even the simplest workplace retirement plan can have tax implications that require expert advice.
2.
Investments in which earnings build tax-free until you withdraw them are called _______.
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Tax-deferred. "Tax-deferred" means that earnings build tax-free until you withdraw them.
3.
Investments in which earnings are allowed to build tax-free are called ______.
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Tax-deferred. Tax-deferred investments are those in which earnings are allowed to build tax-free until you receive them as income.
4.
Pre-tax investments shelter your current income from taxation.
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True. The income you invest in pre-tax investments either has no tax withheld or is tax-deductible.
5.
Interest paid on dividends, bonds, and bank accounts is generally taxable.
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True. Interest paid on dividends, bonds, and bank accounts is generally taxable as income.