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zipplewrath

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4. Hides your capital gains

Wed Feb 3, 2021, 02:59 PM

Feb 2021

If you have the kinds of IRA's that allows you to do trading, you don't have to declare the capital gains each year. But you are kind of on to something. The assumption on IRAs is that you'll be in a lower tax bracket than you are now (or at various times in your future). I didn't really work with IRA's, I had a 401K which is similar (only better if you have company matching). The other thing to consider is whether you intend to "spend" the whole IRA. You might end up giving it to heirs before you ever "remove" it from there. The other thing to consider is whether you have a stable employment environment. If you ever find yourself seriously unemployed, you may be able to take hardship withdrawals without penalty and you may be in a "no tax" bracket.

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Question about IRA's: [View all] ret5hd Feb 2021 OP

Tax rates are based on income. After you retire you will mobeau69 Feb 2021 #1

But I am already in the lowest bracket... ret5hd Feb 2021 #2

With your assumptions, yes. There's not really any benefit to an IRA as far as I know. Salviati Feb 2021 #3

"a Roth IRA might have more advantages. You'd pay taxes on the $1000 now," progree Feb 2021 #7

The money you put into a Roth IRA is post tax money. Salviati Feb 2021 #8

I know. So? progree Feb 2021 #9

Not necessarily. You could withdraw it without paying any tax at all. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #5

Hides your capital gains zipplewrath Feb 2021 #4

Having some knowledge on this gibraltar72 Feb 2021 #6

Invest in a Roth while tax rates are low nt doc03 Feb 2021 #10

Or high, or in between. When one contributes to a Roth (compared to doing nothing), one is in progree Feb 2021 #12

I am 72 and have no idea where to park my RMDs from my traditional IRA. The banks and doc03 Feb 2021 #13

I'm 69, so am also not looking at a very long time frame for compounding my money! progree Feb 2021 #15

I am in 42% equites and 58% fixed income in my IRAs and Roth. I started withdrawing from my IRAs at doc03 Feb 2021 #17

The tax-deferral advantage of traditional IRAs progree Feb 2021 #11

Thank you! Exactly the kind of info l thought may be out there. ret5hd Feb 2021 #14

If you put that $1,000 in a Roth instead: progree Feb 2021 #16

If you're in a low tax bracket, the only reason I can think of to open a traditional IRA UrbScotty Feb 2021 #18