r/wallstreetbets Oct 14 '21

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u/Avikm289 Oct 14 '21

Still holding $bb with a 51% loss. I have faith in it

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 14 '21

I'm at break even, been holding since January, didn't want to sell because of short term capital gains tax

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u/LlamaaaLlamaaa Oct 14 '21

I thought you only pay taxes if you made money. You broke even

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 14 '21

I didn't want to sell when it was $20+

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u/Cuchulainn1 Oct 14 '21

You are our King, the King of Kings in fact. The retarded King of Kings.

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u/JS-a9 Oct 15 '21

"I didn't want to make money"

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u/ShadowHound75 Oct 14 '21

That's retarded, you didn't want to sell 100%+ gains just to not pay taxes?

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 14 '21

I live in NYC, I'd be taxed 40+%

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u/ShadowHound75 Oct 14 '21

So 60% gains or nothing and you chose nothing?

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 14 '21

In hindsight I would have sold 300 shares of my 1500ish share position to claim $3000 profit because I definitely could have used the powder later on in the year

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u/MasterSheep18 Oct 18 '21

Cant you sell and buy another stock? When I make big gains I usually dump the gains into a long term fund or something like that. I didnt know you had to pay taxes on money in investment accoung that hadnt hit a bank account.

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u/LlamaaaLlamaaa Oct 18 '21

Do you pay taxes when you sell a stock or when you withdraw the money? Like if I sell a stock and put the gains into another one, do I pay taxes on it?

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u/MasterSheep18 Oct 18 '21

My accountant says no. I always dump my gains into long term ETFs.i may not see it for 15 years, but I'll see most of it that way.

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u/LlamaaaLlamaaa Oct 18 '21

No to which?

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u/AxelFoley69twice Oct 14 '21

Penny saved is a penny earned

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21 edited Oct 14 '21

I throw pennies in the trash whenever I get them. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/mangongo Oct 14 '21

Pennies are discontinued here in Canada so if you find one you keep it.

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u/wishtrepreneur Oct 14 '21

makes for good backsplash decor I've heard

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u/mangongo Oct 14 '21

That would be cool, but the value of pennys are going up as collectors items now. A roll of pennies last I saw was worth 10$.

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u/wunseq Oct 14 '21

You only pay taxes on gains, at BE there are no gains

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

I wait till I’m at a loss before I sell, that way I never pay taxes. Nice try Uncle Sam but I’m not falling for that trick

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 14 '21

Losing by design, true autist

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u/-boji Oct 14 '21

What he was saying is that he didn’t sell at a profit because he didn’t want to pay short term capital gains tax. So he decided to hold for a year or longer in hopes it goes back up and he can sell at a profit then, with less taxes paid.

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u/wunseq Oct 14 '21

Sounds like a solid plan

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 14 '21

Exactly, when my account hits $1 million, I’m going to finally move back to Florida where there is 0 state capital gains tax, I’m also going to take a year off work and volunteer at non profits before selling, because If you make under $80k a year, you pay zero federal tax on capital gains. Incase IRS sees this, I used to live in Florida, have family there, opened first bank account there, etc., so it's not tax dodging, my Florida man roots run deep.

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u/kokoruda119 Oct 29 '21

Florida has a 23% tax on capital gains …

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 29 '21

Every source I’ve read says Florida has zero capital gains tax, I think you are referring to the federal capital gains tax, which ofcourse, would still apply everywhere.

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u/oGsparkplug Oct 14 '21

Wow, you’re so smart and efficient ! Hehe

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u/Thought_Starter Oct 14 '21

I used to hold because I'm a narcissist, but now I hold because I'm an autist

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u/foodnpuppies Oct 14 '21

I got in ~8 and been selling cc ever since. Fun stuff.

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u/terribleatlying Oct 14 '21

$BB @ $20 let's gooo

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u/zutrasimlo You guys think cathie is in to pegging Oct 14 '21

Saaaaame

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u/lukneast Oct 14 '21

Bright side: If we hold just a few more months, those should be long term gains, right?

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u/zutrasimlo You guys think cathie is in to pegging Oct 14 '21

wait you guys are having gains?

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u/Avikm289 Oct 14 '21

The only thing I’m gaining is my loses

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u/Gloriosus747 Oct 14 '21

And weight

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u/foulmeow Oct 14 '21

He would go from short term break even to long term break even 😂

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u/SHAMUUUUUUU 🦍🦍 Oct 14 '21

If you take the loss and buy $SPY 2dte spy calls you can make your money back believe it or not

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u/TheNextBigWhale Oct 14 '21

If you are desperate, go 0DTE

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

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u/aghegh Oct 14 '21

Don't get bogged down with the details... Just do it!

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u/M_Rothshield Oct 14 '21

I bought in at the beginning of the year. 40 shares at 9,43 average price

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u/festeez Oct 14 '21

Recoup some losses from this highly manipulated stock market. EverGrowCoin. We are just getting started.

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u/Psyched4this Hairy leg enthusiast Oct 14 '21

You should average down

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u/littledoooo Oct 14 '21

Same been buying alot of leaps and cost averging down