Quick reading Large asset sales trigger Medicare surcharges through a two-year look-back rule: a 2024 capital gain doesn’t affect your Medicare bill until January 2026, and a $300,000 gain can raise a single retiree’s IRMAA surcharge to about $483/month ($5,796 a year); married couples pay double. Social Security denies IRMAA appeals for one-time capital gains…
When you own something, it’s probably a capital asset. Capital assets are anything you own for personal use or as an investment. It could be a couch, a car, your house, a stock, a bond, or almost anything else. When you sell it, you make money or you lose money. The difference between what you…
Gold (GC=F), long dismissed by critics as a dusty cover for doomsday preparers, is dominating again. On March 2, 2026, it surpassed $5,300 per ounce, surpassing even aggressive price targets. The rise came after a difficult start to the year: geopolitical tensions, the US-Israel-Iran war and the fallout from the recent Supreme Court ruling on…
There’s a reason IRAs and 401(k)s are popular choices for building retirement savings. Retirement accounts like these give you a tax break on your contributions. They also allow your money to grow tax deferred so you don’t have to pay capital gains taxes year after year. But there’s a problem with traditional IRAs and 401(k)s….
Capital gains tax is what you will owe the government for any profits made from the sale of an asset, such as a house or shares. Here’s what you need to know about capital gains tax, including rates for 2025 and the difference between short-term and long-term gains. Let’s start at the beginning. What are…
Multifaceted girl / iStock via Getty Images Investors love it dividend stocks, especially those with ultra-high yields, because they offer a significant income stream and have substantial total return potential. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions made over time. In other words, the total return of an investment or portfolio consists of…
A country’s tax structure has a big impact on what people invest. Currently, Japan taxes cryptocurrencies very aggressively. If that changes, and it looks like it will, it would be great for many different crypto assets. 10 stocks we like more than Bitcoin › As boring as it may seem to many people, fiscal policy…
