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The Dividend Tax Trap That Hits Early Retirees Hardest
Episode 57 of The Financial Freedom Podcast: Lucas and Luna unpack the little-known 'qualified dividend loophole gap' that can cost early retirees thousands in unexpected taxes. They walk through the case of a hypothetical early retiree named Jenna, who retired at 45 with a $1.2 million portfolio tilted toward dividend stocks. She assumed her qualified dividends would be taxed at 0% in the 12% bracket — only to discover that those dividends count as income, pushing her capital gains rate higher and triggering the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) once modified adjusted gross income…
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