Struggling with decision- pay taxes and invest or Muni Bonds

[Foodeefish]

If you had a windfall of $31K in the next three weeks and cannot take advantage of any 401K plans, IRAs, or Roths due to high income, where would you invest the $31K after the government takes their 33%?

Owe nothing to no one including the mortgage being paid off. Retirement hopefully 5 years away.

 

[CybrMike]

Well if you have your asset allocation, then stick to it. Do you not have an taxable brokerage account? Open one with vanguard.

 

[brewer12345]

Invest in whatever makes sense to you, ignoring taxes. Never let the tax tail wag the investment dog. It is hard enough to make good investment decisions without having taxes as a primary consideration.

 

[Nords]

Never let the tax tail wag the investment dog.

Has everyone noticed the stunning growth in dividend funds since their tax rates were reduced, especially in Australian stocks (where dividends aren't taxed at all)?

 

[brewer12345]

Has everyone noticed the stunning growth in dividend funds since their tax rates were reduced, especially in Australian stocks (where dividends aren't taxed at all)?

Yes, and it is bone-headed, IMO. BAck in an old life, I was an insider at a large number of companies. One of them paid/pays a fat div yield. DVY was started up and quickly became one of their largest shareholders. When DVY's index construction changed from 50 to 100 stocks, they were actually scared that the switch-over would trash the stock price. I imagine that things are even screwier now that DVY's assets have mushroomed.

 

[Nords]

Yes, and it is bone-headed, IMO.
I imagine that things are even screwier now that DVY's assets have mushroomed.

Yet quite profitable and thus fundamentally conflicting.

EWA is an even more extreme example, although I'm sure that the treadmill squirrels at iShares, Powershares, and Wisdomtree are working on a Vietnam small-cap dividend ETF as we speak...

 

[brewer12345]

Yet quite profitable and thus fundamentally conflicting.

If something doesn't make sense, I will happily forgo some profit.

 

[FinanceDude]

EWA is an even more extreme example, although I'm sure that the treadmill squirrels at iShares, Powershares, and Wisdomtree are working on a Vietnam small-cap dividend ETF as we speak...

 

[Nords]

Now see, it's attitudes like that keeping you from joining the big leagues at Barclays!

If you make your fortune from my idea then send a few dollars to Dory's server fund...