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  • If he invested in a stock portfolio that earned 8% annually, he would come out with $180,812 after taxes, assuming a 15% long-term capital-gains rate—but would have taken more risk.

    Honestly, What's the Best Policy Leslie Scism 2011

  • An email from the Private Equity Growth Capital Council on Thursday argued that its fund managers typically hold investments for several years and thus deserve to pay long-term capital-gains rates.

    Smaller Tax Changes on the Table John D. McKinnon 2011

  • For example, if you realize a profit on the sale of an item you purchased more than a year ago, you will owe tax at the long-term capital-gains rate of up to 15%.

    Unloading Stuff? Watch for Taxes. Anne Tergesen 2011

  • But if the holding period is a year or less, you will owe short-term capital-gains tax, at a rate of up to 35%.

    Unloading Stuff? Watch for Taxes. Anne Tergesen 2011

  • One benefit MLP mutual funds enjoy is that a big portion of the regular distributions they pass along to fundholders is tax-advantaged, allowing investors to put off tax bills until they sell and eventually make them eligible for lower, long-term capital-gains rates.

    Are Energy-Partnership Funds Worth the Energy? Ian Salisbury 2011

  • For collectibles -- including art, antiques, gems, stamps and coins, among other tangible property -- the long-term capital-gains tax rate is 28%.

    Unloading Stuff? Watch for Taxes. Anne Tergesen 2011

  • But if the holding period is a year or less, you will owe short-term capital-gains tax, at a rate of up to 35%.

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  • For example, if you realize a profit on the sale of an item you purchased more than a year ago, you will owe tax at the long-term capital-gains rate of up to 15%.

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  • For collectibles -- including art, antiques, gems, stamps and coins, among other tangible property -- the long-term capital-gains tax rate is 28%.

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  • Ned Davis Research has looked at past election years when capital-gains taxes have been raised or lowered, and found that markets on average do rise more when the taxes were lowered.

    A Pre-Election Boost for U.S. Stocks E.S. Browning 2010

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