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By age 73, retirees must begin annual required minimum distributions, or RMDs, which are taxed at income-tax rates of up to 37% rather than at capital-gains tax rates, which top out at 15%.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Depending on income, capital-gains taxes top out at 20%, plus another 3.8% net investment income tax.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

It’ll top out at carrying 55 pounds—think laundry baskets and bags of rice, not furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

I don’t know if it’s still like play one on one with with Zu down there and if he beats you over the top out of the post you live with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

When I get to my room, I pull Isabella’s top out of my backpack and hold it up so I can check myself out in the mirror.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée