Ep. 36 – Asset location to improve tax efficiency in retirement

According to the Vanguard “Advisor’s Alpha” study, asset location can add up to 60 bps in returns on an annual basis! The larger your taxable brokerage account balance, the more you need to pay attention to what investments you own in that bucket!

Conventional wisdom says that the taxable accounts should be tapped into first, and therefore should be the most conservative. However, the result could leave you paying more in taxes than you need to!

This is where proper Asset Location comes into the picture.

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-Kevin

Sources:
– Vanguard’s Advisor’s Alpha – Schwab article on after-tax returns – American Century average etf and mutual fund distributions

– Kitces article on the benefits of asset location

 

Kevin Lao

I am the owner and lead financial planner @ IFS. We are an independent firm specializing in retirement planning. I also host The Planning for Retirement Podcast and can be found on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other streaming services. I live in Chattanooga, TN with my wife, three boys and two rescue pups. I love to travel, play golf and smoke (and eat) meats.