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Looking at Vanguard target date funds versus building a three-fund portfolio with individual index funds; which approach offers better tax efficiency in a brokerage account?

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Looking at Vanguard target date funds versus building a three-fund portfolio with individual index funds; which approach offers better tax efficiency in a brokerage account?
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Vanguard target retirement funds taxable account capital gains distributions tax efficiency individual index funds ETF tax loss harvesting VanguardGoogle ↗
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Vanguard mutual fund tax efficiency index funds taxable accounts asset location foreign tax credit target retirement fundGoogle ↗
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Vanguard target retirement funds taxable account capital gains distributions tax efficiency individual index funds ETF tax loss harvesting Vanguard Google ↗
Vanguard mutual fund tax efficiency index funds taxable accounts asset location foreign tax credit target retirement fund Google ↗
  1. Managing accounts to lower taxes · investor.vanguard.com
  2. Greater tax efficiency through equity asset location · corporate.vanguard.com
  3. Mutual funds and ETFs: Understanding capital gains · corporate.vanguard.com
  4. Tax-efficient investments · investor.vanguard.com
  5. Vanguard Target Retirement Funds · workplace.vanguard.com
  6. Tax information for Vanguard funds · investor.vanguard.com

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Vanguard target retirement funds taxable account capital gains distributions tax efficiency individual index funds ETF tax loss harvesting Vanguard
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Vanguard mutual fund tax efficiency index funds taxable accounts asset location foreign tax credit target retirement fund
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