FP Answers: How do I use stock losses to lower my income taxes?

Be sure to consider whether to carry back or carry forward a loss to get the best bang for your buck Capital gains are taxable and capital losses are deductible if securities are held outside a registered account. Photo by POSTMEDIA FILES By Julie Cazzin with Andrew Dobson Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded… Continue reading FP Answers: How do I use stock losses to lower my income taxes?

How Direct Indexing Could Work for You

Take advantage of an investing strategy only institutional or ultra-high-net-worth investors had access to in the past. Increase your investment portfolio’s after-tax return. Build your own index fund to invest in what matters to you. It’s tempting to dismiss these marketing claims as hyperbole, except they are coming from some of the best-known and most-respected… Continue reading How Direct Indexing Could Work for You

A Guide to Yield Farming’s Risk and Rewards

Even with the recent downturn in the crypto markets, the total value of assets locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols currently sits at over $42 billion. For the uninitiated, decentralized finance is a growing collection of financial tools and protocols allowing users to trade, borrow, and lend money on the blockchain without the need for… Continue reading A Guide to Yield Farming’s Risk and Rewards

Kiplinger’s Weekly Earnings Calendar (Nov. 21-25)

Below is a weekly earnings calendar of the most important upcoming quarterly reports scheduled to be released by publicly traded companies. However, we have also provided expanded earnings previews for select companies. Please check back often. This earnings calendar is updated weekly. Monday (11/21)Tuesday (11/22)Wednesday (11/23)Thursday (11/24)Friday (11/25) (Editor’s Note: Earnings dates in tables are tentative.… Continue reading Kiplinger’s Weekly Earnings Calendar (Nov. 21-25)

US stocks defy rising yields to close higher, but cap a mixed week for major indexes

Jason Ma A big screen display of stock prices hangs behind traders working at the New York Stock Exchange NYSE on May 9, 2022. Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images US stocks climbed Friday as investors digested strong earnings from the likes of Ross Stores, Palo Alto Networks and Gap. For the week, the Dow was… Continue reading US stocks defy rising yields to close higher, but cap a mixed week for major indexes

Home prices could fall faster if once-reluctant sellers flood the market with more supply before the downside worsens, economist says

Home prices could fall at a faster pace, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics economist Kieran Clancy.  Previously reluctant home sellers could flood the market with inventory before prices decline further, he warned.  “We think prices need to drop by about 20% from their spring peaks in order to reach a sustainable level,” he said.   Loading Something… Continue reading Home prices could fall faster if once-reluctant sellers flood the market with more supply before the downside worsens, economist says