capital gain
noun
: the increase in value of an asset (such as stock or real estate) between the time it is bought and the time it is sold
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The loophole, which some investors argue isn't a loophole, is that carried interest gets taxed as a capital gain, rather than at the higher ordinary income rates.
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Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
For instance, tax loss harvesting – or selling losing positions and using those losses to offset taxable capital gains elsewhere – offers investors a silver lining in a big sell-off.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Total return measures the income that a bond pays as well as any capital gain or loss from a change in price, up or down.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Republican tax writers should emblazon on their minds and ceaselessly remind their colleagues that cutting the capital gains tax immediately means more revenue—not a year or two down the road, but right away.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
For instance, tax loss harvesting – or selling losing positions and using those losses to offset taxable capital gains elsewhere – offers investors a silver lining in a big sell-off.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Total return measures the income that a bond pays as well as any capital gain or loss from a change in price, up or down.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Republican tax writers should emblazon on their minds and ceaselessly remind their colleagues that cutting the capital gains tax immediately means more revenue—not a year or two down the road, but right away.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Capital gain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20gain. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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