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What Does Capital Loss Mean?
Capital Loss refers to a loss realized when a security is sold for less than it was purchased for.
In stock trading, if an investor purchases stock ABC for $30 / share, and then sells the stock a few months later for $22 / share, they have realized an $8 / share capital loss.
At the end of every year, as per U.S. tax policy, capital losses can be used to offset capital gains, so as to help an investor reduce their tax burden. A common year-end strategic approach is to “harvest” capital losses in an effort to offset any capital gains made from trading that year.
ETFs vs Mutual Funds -- What's the Difference?
Mutual funds are actively managed. ETFs are mostly passively managed, usually track a specific market index, and can be bought and sold like stocks.
How Much Money Will I Need to Get Started Investing?
First things first, accumulate six months’ of cash as emergency savings. Then you can start investing
How to use the Broadening Top (Bullish) Pattern in trading
The Broadening Top pattern forms when a stock price progressively makes higher highs and lower lows following two trends
What Can You Buy with Bitcoin?
With every day that passes, bitcoin is becoming a more usable and accepted form of payment for a variety of goods and services
What is an Operating Expense?
Operating expenses are the costs a company incurs as a part of everyday business operations
What are Subprime Loans?
Subprime loans are loans made by institutions to individuals who do not meet the standards for a desirable loan client
What is Demand?
Demand is a measure of consumer’s desire to purchase goods and services. Demand is a key metric in reading price trends
What are Accounting Earnings?
Earnings are the revenues of the company minus the cost of good sold, expenses, and investment losses
What is a market-on-open order?
Market-on-open orders are looking to buy or sell immediately after the market opens, at the opening price
What is secondary market?
The secondary markets are where most trading goes on today, where the trades are made investor-to-investor using shares