capital gains Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:37:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png capital gains Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 What Is an ESPP and How Does It Work? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/good-espp-no-brainer/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 23:05:59 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4550 An employee stock purchase plan (or ESPP) can be a very valuable benefit. In general, if your employer offers an ESPP, we think you should participate at the level you can comfortably afford and then sell the shares as soon as you can. This strategy allows you to lock in a return on your contributions […]

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]]> Optimizing Your MBA Financial Plan https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/optimizing-mba-financial-plan/ Fri, 07 Nov 2014 21:37:20 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4839 In our recent post, “Should You Get an MBA,” we reviewed the main funding sources available to pay for a degree. With this post we present some ideas for you to optimize your finances after you have made the decision to get an MBA. There is no question that getting your MBA is an expensive […]

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]]> Improving Tax Results for Your Stock Option or Restricted Stock Grant, Part 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/improving-tax-results-stock-option-restricted-stock-grant/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:07:17 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4370 Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about equity compensation, the best time to exercise options, and the right company stock selling strategies? Read our Guide to Equity & IPOs Silicon Valley is again abuzz with stock option fever (and the option’s cousin, restricted stock units) due to several years of very successful local IPOs — […]

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]]> The Fiscal Cliff: Should You Harvest Gains In 2012? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/fiscal-cliff-tax-harvesting-capital-gains/ Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:08:44 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3496 Tax-wise, 2012 is an unusual year. Most experts are predicting, with an unusual amount of certainty based on the political climate and the state of the deficit, that the long-term capital gains tax rate will increase in 2013, to 20% from 15%. In 2012, Congress added an additional 3.8% capital gains tax as part of […]

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