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What Is an Inflation Hedge?
Inflation was a huge factor in U.S. economics in 2021. The year started fine – inflation was just 1.4 percent in January, but by November it had skyrocketed to 6.8 percent, the highest U.S. inflation rate since 1982.¹ That upward trend was keenly felt in American pocketbooks through higher costs in energy, gasoline, food, lodging, vehicles, apparel, and a host of other core commodities and professional services.
Annual Depreciation Allowance: What You Need to Know
Owning real estate can provide investors with a host of tax benefits, but none may be more important than your investment property’s annual depreciation allowance.
What Is the Investment Time Horizon?
One straightforward way to look at the question of an investment time horizon is: when do I need this money? Another way to posit the question is: how long do I expect to hold this investment? The response could be the same or different. In fact, the answer may be different every time you ask yourself the question, depending on the goal you are pursuing, the age when you ask it, and the circumstances at that moment in time. Your portfolio will likely contain investments with various time horizons from short to long.
What Is a Depreciation Schedule for Rental Property and How Are They Determined?
Real estate investing can provide a number of benefits to investors. One of these potential benefits is annual depreciation. The IRS allows investors to deduct depreciation as an expense once a property is placed into service. Because no asset lasts forever, depreciation is meant to capture the wear and tear of the property on an annual basis.
Tender Offer Funds: What You Need to Know
Investors looking to venture into financial markets have choices, including, among others, individual securities, bonds, and mutual funds. A mutual fund pools money invested by many participants to buy stocks, bonds, and other investments. Mutual funds offer both advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional investing. Some benefits could include:
What Is the Load Factor in Real Estate and How Does it Work?
What Is the Load Factor? The load factor is a value that represents space in a building that is not directly rentable. This space is generally known as the common area. Load factor allows each tenant to know the proportion of common area they are paying for.
Closed-End Real Estate Funds: What You Need to Know
Investors have numerous options for owning real estate. Direct investment is one, and various forms of shared ownership offer others. In addition, real estate funds may be public or private and can be formed as corporate entities or investment trusts. In either example, the fund is often created for an indeterminate period but may have a specific lifespan in some cases.
How to Calculate Capital Appreciation in Real Estate
If you buy, hold, and sell real estate for trade or investment, you already know that returns are an important factor in determining an effective investment strategy. Also important? Knowing your asset’s capital appreciation and how to calculate it. Fortunately, you don’t need to be a math whiz to determine the numbers. You only need to know the basic formulas.
How Long Can a Charitable Remainder Trust Last?
A Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) is a trust set up by an individual. Typically, the intention behind the trust is to reduce the grantor’s taxable income by making payments to the beneficiaries while the trust is extant. Then the grantor gifts the remainder of the assets to a designated charity when the trust ends.
How Does Section 1411 Define An Active Partnership Interest?
Internal Revenue Code Section 1411, which became effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2013, was added to tax law as part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to increase revenue. Called the Net Investment Income Tax, it is imposed on individuals, trusts, and estates, levying a tax at the rate of 3.8 percent on investment income above specific threshold amounts.
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