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A Loss By Any Other Name Isn’t the Same: All About Capital Losses (And Gains)

8 August 2011

That horrible crash you heard today? It was the market. And it was not pretty. The Dow fell 630 points today, marking the worst day for investors in three years. As a result, you can’t swing a cat without some kind of market analysis. Except here. Between you and I, I don’t know enough about [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Reinvested Dividends

20 June 2008

Taxpayer asks: I don’t understand. I have my stocks on a program that reinvests the dividends back into the stock. My broker says that this increases my bases. But my CPA says that I have to report this on my taxes. Why is this if I haven’t sold the stock? Taxgirl says: Dividend Reinvestment Programs [...]

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