Add to Taxable or Buy I-Bonds?
- PhinanceMD
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Add to Taxable or Buy I-Bonds?
@age 40 (federal 37%, state 9.9%)- plan to retire at 50, am I better off expanding my tax deferral space with I-Bond purchasing (no federal taxes till redeemed) or continuing to add to my taxable space? (I am already maxing out 401K + Cash balance plan + backdoor IRA + HSA)
Last edited by PhinanceMD on Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:32 pm, edited 6 times in total.
60/30/10
Re: TIPS vs IBONDS
The most tax efficient solution would probably be to keep the HSA in stocks and simply buy more savings bonds (since this is effectively “extra” tax-deferred space.PhinanceMD wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:45 pm Hi all,
My AA is slightly down on bonds, for past 2 years I have purchased max IBONDs for family (10K per). I recently learned I have access to Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares (VIPSX) in my HSA (~30K in value). Currently HSA is Total US Market Stock. Is it wrong to switch out of all equities in an HSA since it’s a never tax retirement vehicle (Assuming we use it for medical expenses). How do you make the decision between after tax IBONDS vs pre-never-tax TIPS in HSA? Thx in advance.
Depending on circumstances, don’t overlook the Series EE savings bonds as an option in addition to Series I.
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Re: TIPS vs IBONDS
Can you share more what those circumstances might be? EE don’t get as much love as Series I and I want to understand why. I understand the mechanisms of how each work but I’d like to hear what use case you had in mind considering the OP was asking about inflation protection and placement efficiency.
- PhinanceMD
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Re: TIPS vs IBONDS
Thank you, I have never thought of this as opening up “more tax deferred space”, very helpful. I’m assuming tax treatment is the same for EE and I Bonds, defer federal taxes until it’s cashed out, and no state or local?
vineviz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:59 pmThe most tax efficient solution would probably be to keep the HSA in stocks and simply buy more savings bonds (since this is effectively “extra” tax-deferred space.PhinanceMD wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:45 pm Hi all,
My AA is slightly down on bonds, for past 2 years I have purchased max IBONDs for family (10K per). I recently learned I have access to Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares (VIPSX) in my HSA (~30K in value). Currently HSA is Total US Market Stock. Is it wrong to switch out of all equities in an HSA since it’s a never tax retirement vehicle (Assuming we use it for medical expenses). How do you make the decision between after tax IBONDS vs pre-never-tax TIPS in HSA? Thx in advance.
Depending on circumstances, don’t overlook the Series EE savings bonds as an option in addition to Series I.
60/30/10