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Then you just die with more assets which will incur higher estate taxes. The estate tax rate is higher than the long term capital gains rate. Estate taxes are

by harryh 10y ago

Then you just die with more assets which will incur higher estate taxes. The estate tax rate is higher than the long term capital gains rate. Estate taxes are paid before creditors.

jedberg 10y ago
Yeah but you're dead so you don't care. :)
- harryh 10y ago
  Well if your goal was to optimize your taxes to pass on as much as you could to your heirs you failed at your goal.