Tax Efficient Investing

Location Optimization
The after-tax return of your portfolio can be increased with proper location optimization. This is the strategic positioning of investments in the three account types: taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free. For example, after-tax returns can be increased by holding income generating investments such as bonds in an IRA and holding appreciating assets such as small cap stocks in a taxable account.
Tax-Loss Harvesting
Capital losses are good forever until you use them. They offset investment gains to lower, and sometimes eliminate, capital gains tax. We take advantage of market swings to lock in losses while keeping your money 100% invested.
Capital Gain Minimization

We sell high cost lots in order to limit the amount of capital gains you incur.

Capital Gain Distribution Avoidance

This may sound counter-intuitive, but you want to avoid capital gains distributions from mutual funds. The share price goes down by the same amount that gets distributed. So all you are getting is a taxable capital gain. This can be avoided if you move to a similar mutual fund without a capital gain distribution.

Tax Related Articles:

Year-End Planning: Financial Organizing
Year-End Planning: Financial Organizing

Here at Rowling & Associates, we talk a lot about the importance of year-end planning for taxes. Evaluating your tax situation prior to the end of the year for any tax-smart moves you can make goes a long way in reducing your future tax liability. Year-end...

Year-End Tax Planning: Tax Benefits for Donor Advised Funds
Year-End Tax Planning: Tax Benefits for Donor Advised Funds

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Joe Biden Proposed Tax Plan
Joe Biden Proposed Tax Plan

With the upcoming election, there is the possibility of a new tax plan. Find out what the Joe Biden tax plan could be if he is elected and what you can do to prepare for it. Individual taxation – raises tax on those who earn $400,000 or more The Biden tax plan...

I maxed out my 125 plans at work pre-COVID, what now?
I maxed out my 125 plans at work pre-COVID, what now?

When the COVID-19 pandemic first exploded in the US back in March, the majority of the country shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease. These business closures had many long-term effects that were hard to anticipate initially. One of these was the...

Are Taxes Dragging your Portfolio Down?

Contact us to discuss how our team of CFP® and CPA experts can help your portfolio’s growth with tax-efficient investing.

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