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suffer1034
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My spouse and I are trying to call it quits with our day jobs by 45 for me, and 50-55 for her (she wants to work longer). I might do some stuff on the side afterwards, but I want it to be a choice rather than a requirement.

Anyway, my question relates to how should I be allocating money into our investments when we won't be eligible to tap our 401k and IRA's for 15 years after "retirement."

Currently, I max 2 IRA's every year, make considerable contributions to 401ks, but our taxable accounts do not contain a lot of money. If I allocate everything into tax deferred accounts, then we are left without money for 15 years until 59 1/2.

So the best plan I can come up with is to max out our tax deferred accounts until roughly age 40, then divert some of that money at age 40 into taxable accounts, hopefully giving us enough to get by. However, I'm pretty unhappy with this idea and hoping someone might have some better suggestions. Thanks all.
Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:52 am
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For our taxable account, I used the SP500 Index Fund, it grows tax-deferred, it is instantly available as a fall-back EF. If you sell some, the profits are subject to capital gains tax only (15% max), and if you leave it to heirs the tax will never be due ('stepped up basis' rule).

We funded it during our full working lives - used it for rental houses, kid's colleges, etc - and used it for retirement from age 58 to 70 1/2. Now we are moving money back into it - we have to sell some IRA funds each years for the RMD.

But it doesn't matter much whether you fund it incrementally or wait for the last 5 yrs, the end point is the same. We liked the flexibility/safety of having a personal account - IMO people are so fixated with Qualified accounts that they have lost sight of the practicality of the old fashioned brokerage account.
Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:23 am
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For our taxable account, I used the SP500 Index Fund, it grows tax-deferred, it is instantly available as a fall-back EF. If you sell some, the profits are subject to capital gains tax only (15% max), and if you leave it to heirs the tax will never be due ('stepped up basis' rule).
I'm confused by your use of the definite article "the" when you say, "the SP500 Index Fund." Aren't there at least a few?
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For our taxable account, I used the SP500 Index Fund, it grows tax-deferred, it is instantly available as a fall-back EF. If you sell some, the profits are subject to capital gains tax only (15% max), and if you leave it to heirs the tax will never be due ('stepped up basis' rule).



I'm quite confused by this. How can a taxable account containing an SP500 index fund grow tax deferred...Every year you are responsible for the income generated by the dividends paid from the companies in that fund. Capital gains are not taxed initially, but are taxed upon sale, which you obviously take the money out at some point. You also had to pay taxes on the money you initially invested in the account prior to purchase of the index fund assuming those monies were generated by your "job" or legally in some fashion.
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I'm confused by your use of the definite article "the" when you say, "the SP500 Index Fund." Aren't there at least a few?


You're right. Each of the major no-load fund companies has an SP500 Fund, Vanguard, TR Price, Fidelity. And many brokerages - Schwab, etc. And you can buy Spyders, yet another way to own the SP500 Index. Any one of them gets you to about the same place. Very Happy
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We have to make our children future. So we ave to make good plan for our children and for ourself. So if we earn a lot of money. It will finished in sometime. We should must open factory. And start other business. that's a plan of future.
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