What this means is that you may be investing your hard-earned capital on a psychological phantom.
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It is paving the way for smaller and non-accredited investors to contribute their hard-earned capital to entrepreneurs.
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But over those golden 15 years, overall returns earned on the capital invested in the industry have declined sharply (see chart).
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Ares Capital has earned investors a 10% annual return over the last 4.5 years with dividends reinvested, while American Capital has lost investors more than 20% over the same time period with dividends reinvested.
Most of the Eritreans living in Addis Ababa had moved to the city during the years when Eritrea was incorporated into Ethiopia, and there was a better living to be earned in the national capital.
The extra premiums earned make up for the capital loss suffered in the market.
It was rare when a large railroad earned even its cost of capital.
Its British retail-banking business earned a 34% return on capital.
Private equity shop Warburg Pincus and William Ackman of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management have each earned a place among Wall Street's upper reaches by making smart investments.
Capital gains, dividends and earned interst would be tax free.
Capital gains, dividends and earned interest would be tax free.
The strategy is a risky one, says a report by Richard Bilotti, media analyst at Morgan Stanley, an investment bank, especially given the fact that in the past Viacom made massive acquisitions that earned it less than its cost of capital.
If people are not allowed to put their money in companies they understand, capitalism loses its advantage over socialism, since what makes capitalism succeed is the assignment of capital to the insiders who earned it--and thus learned how to invest it profitably.
The alleged French obsession with odd culinary dishes which earned its people the term "frog" in the English vernacular, has earned Paris the reputation as the world's gastronomic capital, even when other cities now arguably have equal claim to the title.
Given the substantial limitations and restrictions on the ability of plaintiffs to actually demand and receive the dividend and capital gains income that BLMIS reported they had earned, the court concludes that plaintiffs did not and could not constructively receive the money that plaintiffs had reported as income on their GIT returns.
Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the 2008 presidential race, ran Bain Capital from 1984 to 1999, during which time he earned the bulk of his fortune.
Because the majority of income earned by a private equity fund is dividends and long-term capital gains both of which are currently subject to a preferential 15% tax rate these service partners can effectively convert what many believe should be ordinary compensation income taxed at 35% into investment income taxed at a mere 15%.
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The strategy I base on WarrenBuffettWarren Buffett's approach to investing likes Pacific Sunwear because it has a very strong brand name, strong earnings predictability (EPS rose in nine out of the last 10 years), no debt, 18.2% return on equity over the last 10 years, an 18.1% return on total capital over the last 10 years and a management that has earned shareholders 22.8% on retained earnings.
The strategy I base on Warren Buffett 's approach to investing likes Pacific Sunwear because it has a very strong brand name, strong earnings predictability (EPS rose in nine out of the last 10 years), no debt, 18.2% return on equity over the last 10 years, an 18.1% return on total capital over the last 10 years and a management that has earned shareholders 22.8% on retained earnings.
If we consumed all that we earned we would not only be poor, but there would also be no capital for entrepreneurs to access.
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Long-term capital gains and qualified dividends are taxed at lower rates than interest earned on a bank account (if any these days) or wages from a job.
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Since 1978, the top earned income tax rate fell to 35% from 50%, the top capital gains tax rate fell to 15% from 39.9%, and the highest dividend tax rate fell to 15% from 70%.
If your gain is earned for more than one year, then you are taxed at either of two capital gains rates, depending on your tax bracket.
It may be politically incorrect to say so out loud, but higher taxes on capital gains and dividends, the latter to the same rate level as earned income, would be particularly destructive.
Private equity is very much in the news today owing to the great wealth achieved by its successes, not to mention the fact that presidential candidate Mitt Romney earned a fortune while heading up one of the leading lights of private equity, Bain Capital.
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Corporate tax rates should be lower, tax rates on profits earned outside the U.S. should promote repatriation of much of that money, capital gains taxes should remain low or lowered even more, subsidies and loopholes that no longer make sense or are unfair need to be eliminated, and the list goes on.
It also wants an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, an expanded saver's credit and a permanent exclusion from capital gains taxes on small business investment. (Does anyone think green energy tax credits will vanish anytime soon?) One ghost that keeps returning: the research credit, first introduced in 1981, which allows companies to write off a portion of their research and development expenses.
Earned income for athletes includes wages and net endorsement income, while unearned income includes interest, dividends, capital gains and royalties.
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These finance companies earned millions of dollars through unusually high fees, high-interest loans and the float (the working capital they handled for their clients).
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