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Best bond fund in taxable for North Carolina resident?
Hello all, I am making an attempt to assist out a buddy who’s within the high tax bracket, lives in North Carolina, and has maxed out his bonds in his retirement accounts and was curious what good Bogleheadish bond fund for a taxable account are? Vanguard had some nationwide muni bond funds (like VWITX however there are sevaral and it’s laborious for me to see a lot distinction)? Nuveen has an NC particular muni bond fund, and naturally, there are funds like BND that do not have the tax benefits of muni bonds, however clearly are effectively cherished. The aim is to have funding that’s considerably uncorrelated to equities, to not to generate a supply of revenue to spend (the time horizon is 15+ years earlier than something could be withdrawn) and to not attain for extreme yield . Is there an apparent best choice or two (or an apparent unhealthy option to keep away from)?
Re: Best bond fund in taxable for North Carolina resident?
Apparent good decisions – a low price nationwide tax exempt bond fund such because the one you talked about. Additionally, I Bonds are a superb selection however they’re solely accessible from Treasury Direct and there’s a restrict to how a lot could be purchased every year.
Unknown…one thing just like the Nuveen fund. What’s the expense ratio of that fund?
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Re: Best bond fund in taxable for North Carolina resident?
secondo wrote: ↑Solar Sep 01, 2024 9:11 am
Hello all, I am making an attempt to assist out a buddy who’s within the high tax bracket, lives in North Carolina, and has maxed out his bonds in his retirement accounts and was curious what good Bogleheadish bond fund for a taxable account are? Vanguard had some nationwide muni bond funds (like VWITX however there are sevaral and it’s laborious for me to see a lot distinction)? Nuveen has an NC particular muni bond fund, and naturally, there are funds like BND that do not have the tax benefits of muni bonds, however clearly are effectively cherished. The aim is to have funding that’s considerably uncorrelated to equities, to not to generate a supply of revenue to spend (the time horizon is 15+ years earlier than something could be withdrawn) and to not attain for extreme yield . Is there an apparent best choice or two (or an apparent unhealthy option to keep away from)?
I would take into account VWIUX and/or VMLUX from Vanguard. Nationally targeted, so that they keep away from Federal revenue tax, broadly diversified to assist scale back state-specific threat.
What is the high revenue tax charge within the state of NC?
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Re: Best bond fund in taxable for North Carolina resident?
North Carolina has a single tax bracket, with the speed at solely 4.5%. We stay in NC and put money into municipals, and have stopped shopping for NC points as a result of the returns are sufficient greater on points from different states to greater than compensate for shedding the NC exempt standing. So I would look fastidiously at NC-specific bond funds to verify they are not underperforming different funds.
Re: Best bond fund in taxable for North Carolina resident?
“What are glorious decisions for the bond portion of a 3 fund portfolio for an NC resident in a excessive US tax bracket.”
The comparatively low NC tax charge of 4.5 (quickly to be 4.25) confirms maybe why there are few NC directed muni bond funds in comparison with states like NY. In reply to the query above about Nuveen, it appeared costly to me with an expense ratio of .61 to 1.61 relying on share class and probably a load and/or a requirement of shopping for it by a payment based mostly advisor(?) which might make it much less interesting even when the feedback above did not already affirm that the nationwide muni bond funds are possible higher decisions.
