gains

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In theory, investment growth could help offset inflation in care costs, but those gains would also be taxed over time when I withdraw the money.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“This suggests that the gains in market share may have stemmed from subsidized firms’ ability to lower their prices, undercut their competitors, and deter them from making investments.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The findings, published in Conservation Letters, suggest that governments risk undermining conservation gains when they fail to address the long-term financial and social costs that wildlife recovery can place on local residents.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

If you sell your stock, you will pay capital gains on the price at the time your father bought the stock.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“Certainly,” the New York Times reported in March 2000, “inflationary wage gains are not evident in national wage statistics.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich