Unrealized Loss

Categories: Tax, Stocks

You invested $10,000 in a company five years ago at $36/share. The stock is now $12/share, and, uh... you're still holding it. 

You have an unrealized loss of $24/share. You will realize it if you sell those shares and convert them into cash. And the way that stock is plummeting... you might want to.

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