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Old 12-16-2003, 05:26 PM   #8
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Originally posted by Merlin


True, that is mainly because the fund would have substantially less turnover. Less buying and selling = fewer taxable events.

True, but it also seemed like with mutual funds when someone else that owns the same fund sells it affects you from a tax stand point. Didn't quite understand that, but that was the differential from a tax standpoint since you can find mutual funds that are low turnover.
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