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By Ken Little, About.com Guide to Stocks since 2004

Better to Pay Taxes than Risk Stock Losses

Wednesday May 30, 2007
“How can I avoid paying taxes on a large long-term capital gain I have in a stock?” This was a question posed by a reader recently.

The problem was not taxes, however. The investor was facing a potential loss much greater than the tax he was trying to avoid.

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June 2, 2007 at 7:07 pm
(1) Trader says:

Any shares more predictable than the foreign exchange market.

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