Speaking Mathanese: Capital Gains Taxes
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Can you beat the market? Here's the math you need to find out, explained in plain English.
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Cheating on both capital gains and estate taxes is widespread because Congress does not require proof of the cost paid for many investments, a new study shows.
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Consider paying lower taxes now versus higher taxes later.
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Your portfolio's growth doesn't have to come from capital gains alone. Check out these solid stocks that pay you to hold them.
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Weighing the benefits of tax-free growth with the pain of locking in your money.
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Cash is not trash, it's the basis for a successful financial life. Having some money stowed away for a rainy day will keep the tax bill, unexpected illness, or a broken appliance from stealing your peace of mind. Having an additional amount put away for a future stock market purchase is even better.
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Finally, some investing advice you can use today.
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It's time to think a little about asset allocation.
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An article last Sunday in the special Your Taxes report about tips for preparing a tax return referred incompletely to the limit on claims for refundable alternative minimum tax credits resulting from the exercise of incentive stock options. While it is $5,000 under one calculation method, some taxpayers may claim more than that under a second method if their income is not too high.
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If the tax collector gets his way, members of the leveraged-buyout crowd could soon be forced to add some zeros to the taxable income line on their federal forms.
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A non-magical approach to building wealth.
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A little help from your Foolish friends on how to calculate a company's value.
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Here's another way to invest in property. Just be careful.
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First, let me gloat.  I bought $49,761 of AAPL on Oct 8.  My investment is now worth $54,933. That's 10.5 percent growth in less than a month. Hah! I bought the stock because I was going to buy everything Apple sold from now until forever. The last product I had yet to purchase was the company's stock. That was a mistake. The beauty of owning the stock is that you can use the increase in value to fund the hardware habit. So far so good.  My very dear friend Sylvia Paull bought an iPod a month ago. In a blog post today she calls it a gateway drug. Having read early reviews of the new operating system, she's ready to buy a 24 inch iMac.  I recognize the signs.  It's like a virus I tell you.
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One of the most frequent questions I'm asked is what to do with a windfall. At this time of year, that question is often prompted by taxpayers' getting their refunds.
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Some folks are racking up profits in online worlds. How far behind is the IRS? Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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The truism that higher interest rates function as a tax on people who hold variable debt has been particularly apparent to homeowners holding adjustable-rate mortgages.