Properly Measuring Investment Profits

Suppose we buy an investment for $1,000, including buying expense, and sell it for a net of $1,500, after deducting selling expense. Customarily we say we have a profit, before tax, of $500; and if we pay a 15 percent Federal capital-gain tax of $75, our profit after this tax is $425. Suppose we paid […]

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