gains
Gains are the money you earn on top of what you originally put into an investment or savings account, like the growth your money makes over time.
Where it is explained in full
Bonds and Treasuries: lending money, with a price that moves. A bond is a loan you make. The interest is fixed, the price is not, and the relationship between the two confuses nearly everyone the first time.
Unit economics: does one sale make money before you count the rent. What a customer costs to win, what they pay, how long they stay, and how long until they have paid you back. Simple framework, and most of the mistakes come from what people leave out of each number.
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Words beside it
- capital gains
The profit you make when you sell something like a stock or investment for more than you paid for it. The government often taxes this profit at a different rate than your regular paycheck income.
- Capital gains tax
Tax on profit from selling something. Lower rates if you held it more than a year.
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