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Investment tax can be the most significant difference between profitable or break-even investments. Fortunately, with tax-efficient investing, you can reduce your tax burden and ensure you get the possible best returns out of your investment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article introduces you to the concept of tax efficiency and tax-efficient investment, with a focus on taxable accounts and how they work. Also, as usual, I curated a list of the best ETFs for taxable accounts for incoming retirees or investors who simply want to make profits.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just before we go further, here are the key takeaways from the article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We cannot talk about tax-efficient investment or taxable account ETFs without mentioning taxable accounts. Brokerages offer taxable accounts as investment accounts without any unusual rules. Also known as taxable brokerage accounts or taxable investment accounts, investors can use these accounts to invest in assets like exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, bonds, and stocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ‘taxable’ in the name means you pay taxes only on your investment gains, including federal and capital gain taxes. There are no tax breaks for putting money into taxable accounts, and the withdrawals are not tax-free. As your assets appreciate according to the performance of the market, you will owe annual taxes on returns from such investments. These capital gains distributions are taxed during the tax year you record them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taxable accounts can be useful for investors in a few other ways despite not offering any tax benefits. For example, taxable accounts are more flexible than tax-advantaged accounts like 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts. Taxable accounts do not have the usual limits associated with state or workplace tax-advantaged, where you can only invest in certain funds or sections of the market. Furthermore, Investors can also choose to withdraw their investment and returns at any time without any penalty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have mentioned that one of the major upsides of using a taxable account is that you can withdraw your investment and gains whenever without any penalty. But that does not automatically translate to holding all kinds of funds in your taxable account. The wrong investment types can skyrocket your tax and leave you with little or no gain in the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ETFs are designed to limit taxable capital gains by default. These funds also use a creation and redemption system that minimizes taxes for the shareholders. In addition, they are intraday tradable assets, which means investors can ensure tax sensitivity by selling or holding individual lots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, I must mention that not every ETF you see out there is tax-efficient or tax-exempted. But if an ETF has a broadly diversified equity, it will most likely have reduced capital gains distributions due to very low turnover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You could spend all day looking for the right ETFs for your taxable investment accounts, or just look through my carefully-researched and compiled list of the best seven ETFs for taxable accounts below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many ETFs track the S&P 500 Index, and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 500 (IVV) is one. Considering the index it tracks, this particular fund is ideal for investors seeking exposure to large-cap stocks, including stocks of several large and popular U.S. companies. Up to 80% of IVV’s funds go into assets in the component securities of its index or those with similar economic characteristics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n