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How Are Stocks Taxed? Understanding Capital Gains

As an investor, you spend a lot of time carefully researching and planning your investments. Play your cards right, and you stand to generate significant profits from your stock portfolio. But like any income you receive, you’ll have to pay taxes. How are stocks taxed? Our quick guide will explain stock market taxation guidelines so…

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Apple Takes Its Medicine | From the Mind of the Gorilla

When you’re one of only two games in town – you get to make up a LOT of rules as you go along… And while Apple (AAPL) didn’t invent the smartphone – there’s no denying that it definitely kicked the industry into overdrive when it released its wildly successful iPhone. Before the iPhone – there…

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Dividend Tax Rate 101: How Are Dividends Taxed?

Dividends offer investors a form of passive income, and this income must be taxed like any other. But paying taxes on dividends can be tricky because the taxes on dividends depend on several factors, including: The type of dividend Your taxable income Your filing status To help you navigate these factors, we’ve prepared this helpful…

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You Ask, I Answer | How to Use the GorillaTrades System for Any Size Portfolio | Gorilla Trades

GorillaTrades’ Founder and CEO, Ken Berman, takes the time to personally address a subscriber’s question in this brief video. The Gorilla addresses a variety of topics, with the goal of providing GorillaTrades subscribers with a better understanding of the system, and ultimately, improving their overall returns. There are new features being added constantly, and this is just one of…

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Is It All in Your Head? The Psychology of Stock Market Investing

Every human mind is a battleground. The war between our rational thoughts and our human desires has perplexed the greatest minds throughout the ages.  In ancient Greece, Plato depicted the human mind as a chariot rider trying to control two horses. One horse represented intellect and the other horse represented emotion. The chariot rider’s role…

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Elon Musk Needs To Make Up His Mind | From the Mind of the Gorilla

There’s no doubt that Elon Musk is one of – if not thee – smartest men on the planet… What he’s done in his relatively short life is nothing short of amazing. From PayPal, to Tesla (TSLA), to The Boring Company, to SpaceX, to the Not A Flame Thrower – it seems like anything that…

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You Ask, I Answer | Where Can I Find the Best Information on Stock Options? | Gorilla Trades

GorillaTrades’ Founder and CEO, Ken Berman, takes the time to personally address a subscriber’s question in this brief video. The Gorilla addresses a variety of topics, with the goal of providing GorillaTrades subscribers with a better understanding of the system, and ultimately, improving their overall returns. There are new features being added constantly, and this is just one of…

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In the Swing of Things: How Much Can You Make from Swing Trading?

Investing in the stock market doesn’t necessarily demand long-range planning. Some investors prefer to play the short game.  Active trading strategies take advantage of short-term fluctuations in the price of individual stocks. By buying and selling these stocks within a brief window of time, investors can generate a profit. One of these methods is known…

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Why You Need to Diversify Your Stock Portfolio

How diverse is your portfolio? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone! According to a 2019 survey published by CNBC, only 42% of today’s investors actively ensure that their investment portfolio is diversified. More surprisingly, roughly one in four investors say that they’re not sure what investment diversification even means. This only points to the…

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Disney On FIRE! | From the Mind of the Gorilla

Bet that got your attention… But when I say Disney is on fire – I don’t mean the happiest place on earth – I’m talking about the company’s stock: DIS The House that the Mouse built is KILLING it… But do you understand why? More importantly… How long is this good turn going to last?…

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