Practical Perspectives: Key financial issues for you and your family – Catching up on capital gains planning

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Abstract: After “Bill” joins an investors’ club, he realizes that he and his wife, Evelyn, must consider the potential impact of capital gains on their family’s tax bill. In this issue’s “Practical Perspectives,” the couple’s financial advisor discusses some of the basics, such as “basis,” short- vs. long-term capital gains, and differing tax treatments.