about 11 months ago - 1 comment
about 11 months ago - 1 comment
The required returns on all stocks are the same, and the required returns on stocks are higher than the required returns on bonds. The required returns on stocks equal the required returns on bonds. A trading strategy in which you buy stocks that have recently fallen in price is likely to provide you with a More >
about 11 months ago - No comments
Also, if you can’t advertise as a hedge fund manager, how do you get potential clients / capital for the fund that you start? I take it a fund cannot cold call or email wealthy individuals in their area and let them know of their hedge fund / investment opportunity? How do managers get clients More >
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
I have heard that there are short-term and long-term distinctions for taxes on capital gains on stocks. Is that true? What is considered short/long term? What are the rates?
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
Arent there any kind of investments you can do online besides the 3 mentioned? They all perform lousy-anything other than markets as long as you can trade it online and make profits.
about 11 months ago - 2 comments
Lets say a hedge fund has $1,000,000 in unrealized gains at the end of the year and the fund charges 20%, how does it take them?
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
Some of these stocks were given 30 years ago ,some 10 yrs ago. sometimes it was 10 shares ,sometimes it was 50 shares.
about 11 months ago - 1 comment
The markets around the world have gone dramatically up today and Friday on news that the U.S Gov. will continue to bail out distressed financial institutions (ie Citibank) and will consider bailing out non-financial institutions (ie Ford and GM). Needless to say, the Gov. doesn’t really have this money to lend, so it’s raising same More >
about 12 months ago - 2 comments
Also, I am buying a new house that is 150k more then the house i am in, would i be able to do anything to avoid capital gains since i am buying a new house of more value? I will sell the house before having it for 2 years. Also, how much in capital gains More >
about 1 year ago
You have to hold the stock for 12 months minimum to reduce capital gains.
about 1 year ago
Kristina’s comment is not true. If it’s less than a year, you put it in short term capital gains or loss.
Anyway, for your 2006 return, you should have sole it in 2006. So now you got more 9 months to think about it for 2007 return.
about 1 year ago
Stock trades report based on the trade date, not the settlement date. So you simply must sell it by the last business day of the year that you want the loss.
Your broker may actually show it on your January statement since that is when it settles, but that doesn’t matter. Just keep your confirmation for your records.
about 1 year ago
you have to sell it within the year you do your taxes to reduce capital gains. So for 2006 you would of had to sell it by december 31, 2006.. so now you have until december 31 of this year to sell