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Minimize taxes and fees on your investments from "summary" of The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read by Daniel R. Solin
When you invest, you want your money to grow as much as possible. One way to make sure this happens is to minimize the taxes and fees you pay on your investments. Taxes and fees can eat away at the returns you earn on your investments, so it's important to keep them as low as possible. Taxes can take a big bite out of your investment returns, so it's important to understand how they work. Different types of investments are taxed in different ways. For example, when you sell a stock or mutual fund for a profit, you'll usually have to pay capital gains tax on the profit you made. If you hold the investment for less than a year, you'll pay short-term capital gains tax, which is usually higher than long-term capital gains tax. On the other hand, if you hold the investment for more than a year before selling it, you'll pay long-term capital gains tax, which is usually lower. Another way to minimize taxes on your investments is to take advantage of tax-deferred accounts like IRAs and 401(k)s. When you invest in these types of accounts, you don't have to pay taxes on the money you earn until you withdraw it in retirement. This can help your investments grow faster because you're not paying taxes on your gains every year. In addition to taxes, fees can also eat into your investment returns. When you buy and sell investments, you typically have to pay fees to the broker or investment company that handles your transactions. These fees can vary widely, so it's important to shop around and find a broker or investment company that charges low fees. Over time, even small differences in fees can add up to big savings. One way to minimize fees on your investments is to invest in low-cost index funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These types of investments are designed to track the performance of a specific index, like the S&P 500, so they don't require a lot of active management. Because of this, they tend to have lower fees than actively managed mutual funds. By investing in index funds or ETFs, you can keep more of your investment returns for yourself instead of paying them out in fees.
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