investment losses
Negative financial returns
Investment losses are decreases in the value of financial assets—stocks, bonds, real estate, or other holdings.
A loss may be unrealized (the asset dropped in value but you still hold it) or realized (you sold it for less than you paid).
She claimed investment losses on her taxes.
Investment losses can offset capital gains for tax purposes.
- deficitAmount still owed
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- stock market crashRapid decline in share prices
- crashSudden violent impact
- downturnEconomic decline period
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- tax strategiestax shelters, tax deferral, tax planning, tax avoidance, tax breaks
- lawsuit damageslost wages, lost income, lost profits, medical bills, property damage
- tax deductionsdeductions, tax deductions, exemptions, standard deduction, itemized deductions
investment lossescapital gains
Profit from asset sales
profits · returns · earnings · dividends · investment income
investment lossesmarket gains
Investment value increases
capital growth · portfolio growth · wealth accumulation · appreciation · outperformance
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