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- The post discusses the tax advantages of trading within a Traditional IRA, specifically the absence of capital gains taxes on trades within the account. While this is generally true, the poster should be aware of potential penalties for early withdrawals and the tax implications of contributions and distributions in retirement. The lack of understanding of tax implications could lead to poor investment decisions.
I have my big money in my taxable brokerage account and am aware that when I sell a stock for a profit, I incur capital gains, and those balance out with selling a stock for a loss.
I want more flexibility in trading though with smaller amounts of money, possibly buying and selling a stock on the same day/week, so I opened up a traditional IRA in Etrade.
I just need to make sure that I'm right about this, that I can trade as much as I want in my IRA and will NOT pay any capital gains taxes on those trades right? So, if I buy and sell the same stock 10 times in a single day, no matter how much money I make on each sale, I will not incur capital gains on any of those sales, do I have that right?
I just don't want any unpleasant surprises in April if I've misunderstood those rules!
Thanks!