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- From: girisha@netcom.com (Girish Andalkar)
- Subject: How to Protect Capital Gains?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.152817.28330@netcom.com>
- Keywords: Taxes, Stop Loss, Options
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:28:17 GMT
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- For a change I will have a good deal of Capital Gains for this
- year. I prefer to take the gains in next year for tax purposes.
- What are the workable sceams, solutions that "gaurentee" that
- the paper profits do not evaporate. Please elaborate in detail
- the pros and cons.
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- I am aware (very little) of "Selling Short" what you own to make
- sure that the gains do not disappear. But I do not want to loose
- (greedy) further appreciation that is likely. Also, if I sell
- it short now, the money I will get now, will have to be
- accounted for somehow for taxes. As you can see, I am all confused.
-
- I am willing to spend little money if "Options" is a workable
- alternative. Again, I do not know much about options.
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- Please help. I am sure many of our friends have similar problems.
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- Thanks in advance.
-
- GIrish
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