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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 11
24/7 Wall St Excludes Realty Income From Top 10 Picks as Roth Strategy Saves $1,536
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 11

24/7 Wall St Excludes Realty Income From Top 10 Picks as Roth Strategy Saves $1,536

1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 11

Summary

  • $1,536 a year in federal taxes can be avoided for a 24% bracket investor by holding ordinary-dividend names such as Ares Capital and Main Street Capital in a Roth instead of a taxable account.
  • 24/7 Wall St used that tax gap to argue BDCs and REITs belong in tax-sheltered accounts first, while qualified-dividend payers Verizon, Altria and Pfizer fit better in taxable portfolios.
  • At the portfolio's 6.4% yield, reinvesting the annual tax savings inside a Roth would add roughly $20,000 in lifetime cash flow over 10 years.
  • The piece also promoted 24/7 Wall St's newly released top-10 stock list, noting Realty Income did not make the cut despite its 115th straight quarterly dividend increase.

Insights

Why might holding high-yield favorites like Ares Capital in the wrong account silently drain your wealth over time?
Could the secret to boosting your dividend income by thousands have nothing to do with the stocks you actually pick?