Word: taxingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Adjust tax credit subsidies in syndication projects to allow greater participation by "moderate income" families; indeed, redefine "moderate income" to include more working families...
...request, Manley screened for stocks that are down and may be driven even lower by tax selling. He found that there are 160 stocks traded on the three major exchanges--New York, American and NASDAQ--that are at least 25% below their average price over the previous 12 months. Note: that's not from their high point, but from their average price, a proxy for the price most people paid for the stock over that period. On the list are plenty of big, widely held companies, including oil-services giant Halliburton, tractor company Deere, Northwest Airlines and food-and-tobacco...
These are vulnerable to tax-loss selling. Consider dumping them now. You'll realize a loss you are prepared to take anyway, but you'll give yourself the chance to buy the stock back for less later on, though you must wait 30 days or lose the tax break...
This isn't the dicey game of timing it may seem. For example, you can guard against missing a quick recovery by buying another depressed stock in the same industry. Sell Halliburton, down 41%, to lock in the tax benefits; then buy rival Schlumberger, down about 30%. Likewise, swap Philip Morris for RJR, AMR for Northwest, Caterpillar for Deere...
...wonder that insurance giant AIG recently bought variable-annuity titan SunAmerica. For some reason, consumers are buying record numbers of these instruments, which are essentially tax-deferred mutual funds wrapped around life insurance. Annuities usually carry high fees and taxes. Our advice: stick to options like 401(k)s and IRAs...