On 2008-04-26 17:14:30 -0700, joetaxpayer <joetaxpayer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> Agreed, but if she in fact has just one company (three certificates,
> right? But did she say they are all the same company?) then wouldn't
> she be better off selling and buying a broad index?
>
> I don't know her tax bracket either, but her cap gain rate may be zero
> this year.
Yes, true, better an index fund than 3 companies. But if there were
significant costs in selling and capital gains taxes, I would be
inclined to just stay with the 3 stocks, especially if they were in
solid companies and paid dividends. You would have to know more details
and factor in the risk.
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