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Buy low and sell high is one of the most fundamental rules of stock investing. Knowing the cost basis of the stocks you purchase can help you estimate your potential profit should you decide to ...
Buying mutual funds with high returns is called a “return-chasing behavior.” Equity mutual fund flows have a positive correlation with past performance, with a return-flow correlation coefficient of 0.49. Stock market returns are almost unpredictable in the short term. Stock market returns tend to go back to the long-term average.
Basis (or cost basis), as used in United States tax law, is the original cost of property, adjusted for factors such as depreciation. When a property is sold, the taxpayer pays/(saves) taxes on a capital gain /(loss) that equals the amount realized on the sale minus the sold property's basis.
Mutual funds: Mutual funds are required to report cost-based information to investors and the IRS, making it easier for shareholders to calculate their capital gains or losses when they sell shares.
One notable component of the expense ratio of U.S. funds is the "12b-1 fee", which represents expenses used for advertising and promotion of the fund. 12b-1 fees are paid by the fund out of mutual fund assets and are generally limited to a maximum of 1.00% per year (.75% distribution and .25% shareholder servicing) under FINRA Rules.
Again, if you want to put $100,000 into a mutual fund with a 5% front-end load then that works out to $5,000 that comes right off the top of your initial investment.
For example, when a DJI call (bullish/long) option is 18,000 and the underlying DJI Index is priced at $18,050 then there is a $50 advantage even if the option were to expire today. This $50 is the intrinsic value of the option. In summary, intrinsic value: = current stock price − strike price (call option)
Get Ready for Cost Basis Reporting Round 2 TD Ameritrade Explains Newest Cost Basis Changes Impacting the 2012 Tax Year OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Remember those cost basis reporting changes from