Tax-Efficient Investing Fundamentals

CFA Level III: Wealth Management and Institutional Investing · 4:40

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[Verse 1]
Sarah's got her money spread in different places now
Checking account, four-oh-one-k, and a Roth somehow
She's wondering where to put her stocks and bonds today
To keep the taxman's greedy hands from taking cash away
Her advisor said "Location matters more than you might think"
"Put the right investments in the right accounts and link"

[Chorus]
Asset location, tax-loss harvesting time
Keep your after-tax returns climbing high
Taxable, tax-deferred, tax-free design
A-L-T keeps your money in line
Asset location, tax-loss harvesting time
Optimize returns and you'll be fine

[Verse 2]
In your taxable account put municipal bonds so sweet
Tax-efficient index funds that don't generate much heat
Save the REITs and corporate bonds for four-oh-one-k space
Where the taxes wait until you need the money face to face
Growth stocks in your Roth IRA will compound tax-free
Twenty years from now you'll thank yourself for what you see

[Chorus]
Asset location, tax-loss harvesting time
Keep your after-tax returns climbing high
Taxable, tax-deferred, tax-free design
A-L-T keeps your money in line
Asset location, tax-loss harvesting time
Optimize returns and you'll be fine

[Bridge]
When your stocks go down don't cry
Harvest losses, wave goodbye
Sell the losers, buy similar shares
Offset gains without a care
Wait thirty days to buy the same
Or the wash sale rule's to blame

[Verse 3]
Three account types working like a symphony
Taxable for flexibility and liquidity
Tax-deferred grows without the yearly tax bite
Tax-free Roth withdrawals feel so right
Balance asset classes across all three
Maximum efficiency is the key

[Chorus]
Asset location, tax-loss harvesting time
Keep your after-tax returns climbing high
Taxable, tax-deferred, tax-free design
A-L-T keeps your money in line
Asset location, tax-loss harvesting time
Optimize returns and you'll be fine

[Outro]
Location, harvesting, after-tax gains
Smart investing eases financial pains
A-L-T, remember the way
Tax-efficient investing pays

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