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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by Retric on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @10:34AM (#12001857)
Dividends are also taxed, so even reinvesting has a cost.

Granted, IRA/401k etc exist and in years with 0-3% it's not that big a deal, but over 20 years it's often a significant cost.

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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by runako on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @01:08PM (#12003022)
Dividends are not taxed in tax-deferred accounts like IRA/401(k).
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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by Retric on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @01:17PM (#12003076)
Yes, that's why I mentioned them. Sorry, if I was not clear, though they also generally have associated fees. So again, nominal breakeven is not the same as actual breakeven.
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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by jpmattia on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @02:38PM (#12003640)
> Dividends are not taxed in tax-deferred accounts like IRA/401(k)

Only if you never withdraw them.

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