When to Sell After a New High Loss
Questioning a purchase at an all time high, the reader learns to ignore cost basis and focus on current price and intrinsic value. If stock price seems worth less than current value, selling may be prudent. if it seems worth more, holding could pay off. Also explains float versus shares outstanding and volatility implications.
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights outlines 10 core IRS protections
The Motley Fool notes that in 2014 Americans gained a Taxpayer Bill of Rights listing ten protections. It covers being informed and receiving clear service, paying only the correct tax, challenging IRS positions, appealing decisions, finality and time frames, privacy and confidentiality, representation, and a fair tax system with access to the Taxpayer Advocate Service for financial difficulty or unresolved issues.
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My Husband's Regrettable Yet Smart Apple Stock Split
A couple bought Apple shares in 2000 with limited funds. They sold his half while she kept hers, yielding a $207,000 gain on her portion. The tale highlights that selling decisions can be balanced and gains can grow when one keeps a promising stake.
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Name That Company from St Louis Brewing Roots
Tracing to an 1852 St Louis brewery, the firm grew under two fellows who share the brand name. It adopted pasteurization and refrigerated railcars early, shifted to brewer’s yeast and ice cream during Prohibition, owned a baseball team and theme parks, merged in 2008 with a European company for about 52 billion, and today markets Michelob Ultra Cutwater Spirits and Stella Artois.
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Vanguard Growth ETF a top tech heavy long term pick
The Vanguard Growth ETF VUG offers broad exposure to large U S stocks with a 0 04 percent annual fee. As of November it holds 182 stocks with about 57 percent in technology led by Apple Nvidia Microsoft and Amazon. The fund has averaged about 19 percent annual gains over five years and 15 6 percent over a decade. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends VUG.
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Lloyds Insurance History and Global Leadership
Tracing roots to 1688 at a Thames coffeehouse, Lloyds grew from shipowners and captains meeting place to publish daily shipping news by the 1730s. It has covered losses from wrecks to hurricanes, including Titanic and Katrina, now a global specialist insurer with 200 plus lines and over 4,000 professionals.
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Super hybrids drive EV adoption with long range and comfort
The Mercedes GLC 350e offers four zone climate control and headlights projecting warnings, and it travels from Ossining to Midtown Manhattan on electrons with a 50 mile electric range. Jaguar Land Rover Range Rover models and Toyota Prius Prime are among other plug in hybrids expanding the EV bridge as Toyota stresses diverse electrified portfolios to cut emissions.
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