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100% VCSH, assuming Treasuries or total bond market are held elsewhere in the portfolio. No treasuries or total bond market elsewhere. VCSH and BSV are the only tow options. In that case, I would want more details as to the rest of your portfolio and your goals in choosing between these two. Exclus...

aristotelian wrote:100% VCSH, assuming Treasuries or total bond market are held elsewhere in the portfolio.

No treasuries or total bond market elsewhere. VCSH and BSV are the only tow options.

Currently I know that foreign investors (non-resident aliens) pay 30% in taxes from dividends.

Does anyone know if foreign investors are still subject to the the 30% tax if dividends come from tax-excempt municipal bond or bond funds?

I meant, how would you allocate these too funds/ETF's in the bond portion of your portfolio if these were the only bond options you had.

If given only BSV (Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF) and BCSH (Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF) as options for bonds, what percentage would you allocate of each?

I was thinking investing it in a 20/80 (stock/bond) allocation.

Thanks for the reply. Here is more information. -Retired -Relatively healthy -60/40 stock/bond allocation -About $210,000 in account -Currently has BSV, BCSH and VTIP in bond portion of account -Still receiving monthly income from rental property around ~$8,000/month Given this, how what percentage ...

Regarding Vanguard bond ETF's, does BSV (Short-Term Bond ETF) contain any TIPS?

If building a bond portfolio only using BSV and VTIP (Short-Term TIPS ETF), how much would you allocate to TIPS, if at all?

I recently received a windfall which I plan on using in about 3 years; however in the meantime I would like to put it to work somewhat in a taxable account without contributing any new money in the future. In this instance, being in a taxable account and not planning on adding new money to the accou...