Hi, I’m new to investing and want to invest over the next 15-20 years as an early retirement fund. I was looking at US stocks and the S&P 500 but now realise there is a hefty 15-30% tax on dividends and capital gains, so is it really worth investing in or is there a way around this? Or would I be best of opening an isa and just sticking to UK stocks and ETFS?
Thanks!
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These are my 2 cents.
Dividends are free up to 2000k per anno and capital gains up to 12000. Even outside of an isa. That’s the best tax on capital that I know of in Europe.
Thank you for your input
I wouldn’t worry about US dividends. Most US companies pay a low rate often just 1% and a tax rate of 15% is not going to make much of a difference. Take Amazon for example - go and see how much they pay out in dividends.
If you had invested in any decade in the S&P500 you would have made more money than in the FTSE100 anyway.
So for me don’t not diversify because of tax or dividends. I don’t like dividends, they are a pain and appear to me that the company has no growth ambitions. I want to see capital growth. This is where the real money is made.
Thank you, that has been a great help. I’m new to all of this and trying to learn as much as I can before invest.