Posts Tagged "capital gains"

Even More Clarity on Vanguard ETF Taxation

Posted by Preet on Sep 22, 2009 | 4 comments

A well informed authority on indexing emailed me to offer some further insight into the taxation nuances of Vanguard ETFs. Without revealing the source, I can assure you that what follows comes from a real expert on the subject matter. For those who have missed it, you may want to read these related posts first: Vanguard ETFs have Different Tax Considerations that other ETFs, and Tax Efficiency of Vanguard ETFs Follow-Up. The claim that the activity of the investors in the Vanguard traditional index funds will cause adverse tax consequences for holders of the ETF class of shares has been raised before. However, this has yet to materialize and the proof is in the pudding....

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Interest: Think of it as "rent"

Posted by Preet on Jul 31, 2007 | 0 comments

I don’t think many people explain it this way, but it is probably the best analogy I’ve heard. Rent is paying for the “use” of something: like renting a movie, an apartment or house or a car.  You never own the item, but you get to enjoy the use of it for a specified period of time. Interest in the financial world is exactly the same thing, except you are renting money! If you go back to the post that talks about how banks make money on your savings account, you’ll remember that they give you interest, but take your money and give it out in the form of a mortgage at a higher rate of interest.  So they are “renting” the use...

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