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| kastnna |
 Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:28 pm |
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On Jul 13, 10:00 am, jIM <noreplysoc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Quote: If you can live off dividends or just the capital gains in a taxable
account, that would significantly lower your tax footprint. It would
also allow your portfolio to last longer (because you would not be
touching principal).
Possibly, but AMT can become a problem. Large cap. gains + one or two
deductions and the AMT can beat you like a rented mule. Hopefully,
Congress will make changes so that the AMT actually affects those that
it was intended to, but until then I would be leary of it. |
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