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5 Reasons For Making An Investment Club Your Next Side Hustle

YoungUpstarts

Without action, an entire generation could miss out on the long-term capital gains of investing in the stock market. The majority of entrepreneurial-minded people have forgotten about the stock market as an alternative to their next side hustle. While 4 in 5 millennials currently have money in savings, only 1 in 2 are investing.

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Sideways Startups: Donating Private Stock

Gust

Donations of private stock enable investors, founders and employees to support charitable causes and contribute to the community while receiving simultaneous benefits in the form of substantial cash savings from reduced taxes as well as bypassing capital gains taxes. These assets often have a relatively low cost basis (e.g.

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How Federal Government Can Help Entrepreneurship

Feld Thoughts

Make it simple – eliminate capital gains if an individual (who is an accredited investor) invests equity (i.e. As with anything tax related, there are endless politics involved and many of the things that actual get rolled out are so obscure that they either never get implemented or are to difficult for investors to understand.

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Atkinson Prakash Charan’s Beginners’ Guide to Investing

The Startup Magazine

Prakash Charan, an entrepreneur, and philanthropist describes the steps that novice investors can take to build an investment portfolio and become part of the investor community. There are several common-sense principles that new investors should consider before they take the plunge. Make Sure High Interest Debts are Paid Off.

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Sideways Startups: An Investor’s Dilemma

Gust

Current US tax regulations stipulate capital gains tax rates for most angel investment with positive returns. For many of those companies that fail, investors can write-off their investment against other income (ordinary income or capital gains, depending on the situation). CAUTION: I am not a lawyer or accountant.

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Artur Hochberg of Malta On Why the Country is Great for Startups

The Startup Magazine

There is no wealth tax, inheritance tax, or tax on capital gains in Malta. This translates to an effective tax rate of only 5 percent after the distribution of dividends. Furthermore, dividend recipients can apply for other tax refunds. Income taxes are only paid on income arising in Malta.

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French Tax Law for Start-ups: Ringing the Alarm Bell

Cracking the Code

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%.

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