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What does Capital Gain Mean?

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Keywords: tax-deferred accounts, real estate, capital gains taxes, profits, Stock,

What is Dividend Arbitrage?

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Keywords: capital gains taxes, ex-dividend date, div-arb, dividend arbitrage,

What Does Capital Loss Mean?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, securities, trading, losses, stock trading,

What is Form 6781: Gains and Losses from Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles?

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Keywords: commodities, Forex, Futures, straddle, options, Section 1092, long term capital gains,

What are index futures?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, risk, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), margin, Futures, performance bonds, leveraged ETFs, index funds,

What is a Variable Annuity?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, annuities, insurance, surrender charge, non-qualified accounts, market exposure,

What is Turnover Ratio?

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Keywords: mutual funds, capital gains and losses, management fees, capital gains taxes, reference rate, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), short term capital gains, efficiency, inventory, mutual fund fees, income taxes, inventory carrying costs, warehousing costs, costs of carry, turnover ratio,

What is Dividend Capture?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, short term capital gains, short-term trading, arbitrage, efficient market hypothesis, dividend capture, ex-dividend date, record date, market psychology,

What is residual income?

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Keywords: real estate, income, short term capital gains, residual risk, income strategies, income property,

What is Book Value?

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Keywords: mutual funds, stocks, capital gains and losses, bonds, book value, Net Asset Value (NAV), goodwill, appraisal, patents,

What is IRS Publication 544 on Sales and Other Dispositions of Assets?

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Keywords: Fair Market Value (FMV), nontaxable exchange, like-kind exchanges, business interest, tax deductions, capital gains or ordinary gains,

What is 'buying on margin' and margin trading?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, securities, risk, Stock, margin, maintenance margin, margin call,

What is Return on Investment?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, return on investment (ROI), return on assets (ROA), cost to benefit analysis, precious metals,

What is Capital Appreciation?

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Keywords: stocks, taxes, realized gains, realized losses, unrealized gains, unrealized losses,

What are the Tax Implications for Making a Profit (or Loss) On a Stock?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, dividends, taxes, tax loss harvesting, capital appreciation, income taxes, ordinary income,

What is an Unrealized Gain?

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Keywords: stock tickers, cost of waiting, discounting, compounding interest, cost basis, taxes, downtrend, short selling, notional principal, investment basics, unrealized gains,

What is a Consolidated Tax Return?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, IRS, subsidiaries, profit-sharing plan, state taxes,

What is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)?

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Keywords: investments, market indices, mutual funds, capital gains and losses, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), tax-advantaged accounts, tax-efficiency, creation units,

What’s So Special about an IRA?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, IRA, tax-deferral, creditor protection, Diversification Score®,

What is the Capitalization Ratio?

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Keywords: market capitalization, equity, debt, shareholder's equity, ratios, capitalization, capitalization ratio, long-term debt,

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