In my lifetime, I went from stone cold broke to self-made millionaire because of capital gains.

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Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans' shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions.

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After a burst of price gains in the 1970s, as inflation spun out of control, commodities turned cold.

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