Author Topic: Asset Location Help  (Read 1040 times)

Okoboji

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Asset Location Help
« on: January 18, 2016, 04:20:44 PM »
Over the years, my investment portfolio has become rather messy. I am very interested in learning how to make my portfolio more tax efficient. Even though I am happy with it’s overall allocation strategy, many of the assets are in the wrong “location”. For example, some of my REITs and Bonds are in my taxable accounts. On the other hand, some of my growths ETFs (therefore low dividends) are in my tax advantaged accounts. Has anyone been through this or know of any resources on how might I learn how to clean things up without initiating a large taxable event? I have talked to my CPA without much success. Plus the financial planners I have interviewed want more control than I am willing to give up (and seem more like salesmen that true planners). Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks…

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PhysicianOnFIRE

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Re: Asset Location Help
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2016, 08:47:30 PM »
Do you know how much you have in unrealized capital gains (in the REIT / bonds you'd like to sell from taxable)?  With the recent downturn in the markets, you may be able to offset some of those gains by tax loss harvesting with other equities, minimizing or eliminating some of the tax impact.  Good luck!