Showing posts with label investment gains and losses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label investment gains and losses. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Frustration

Here's the most frustrating thing about market gains and losses: selling investment positions. If there is a gain recorded there is a tax liability. If there is a loss there is a loss. Can't win! There are no losses or gains until there is a liquidation. But how to lock in gains without liquidation? That is impossible.
Still, the stock market has worked for 75 years. What else has done that? Not I, for one.
I think that the only answer is an unlimited time horizon, (or) perpetuation of lineage (or species, therefor).

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