Strategy Intermediate: The Best Investments for Tax-Deferred Accounts

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1.
Stock funds with very lower turnover ratios would do best in _______.
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A taxable account. The low turnover rate would make them fairly tax friendly to a taxable account.
2.
Susan has 25 years until retirement. She's in the 31% tax bracket and expects to be in the 28% bracket once she retires. What should she do?
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Place stocks in her tax-deferred accounts and bonds in her taxable account. Susan is at least 15 years away from retiring and she expects to be in a lower tax bracket upon retirement. As such, she should hold stocks in her tax-deferred accounts and bonds in her taxable account.
3.
Where would be a wise place to put large-company index funds?
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A taxable account. Large-company index funds tend to be pretty tax-efficient anyway.
4.
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?
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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.
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Which statement is correct?
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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.