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2answers
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Growth of unrealized gains in tax-managed index funds

Tax-managed index funds defer capital-gains distributions by, among other things, offsetting capital gains with losses and deviating from their underlying indexes to avoid having to sell appreciated ...
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0answers
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Foreign tax credit carryover w/o having filed previously?

I owned VGTSX for years now but only in year 2011 was it a requirement for me to file taxes. Can I claim foreign tax credit carryovers for past years even though I didn't file taxes during those ...
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US or UK based ETF Index funds for UK investor?

I would like to invest in ETF Index funds. Vanguard funds have cheapest MER, around 0.2% and it was my initial choice, but then I've learned about some tax complications which I still don't ...
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Stocks vs. High-yield Bonds: Risk-Reward, Taxes?

Assuming one is looking for a fairly high-risk, high-reward investment, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a diversified stock portfolio (e.g. an S&P 500 index fund) vs. a diversifed ...