Category: Business

Capital Losses? Getting the Tax Deduction for Oil Stock (or Any Stock) Losses While Not Missing the Next Gains

Let’s say some of your oil stocks have suffered from the current lull in oil prices, which has continued it’s roller coaster for the past 5 years. You know it’s almost guaranteed there will be a relatively big bump in the prices in near future, based on the half-decade pattern, and you don’t want to…

The Cost to Start a Vineyard in Napa Valley

10 acres of land in Napa, CA: -10.12 acres land: $2 million (current listing on zillow) -Annual tax: $12,400 Building a barn to house the wine distillery: –Permit fees $3500 (Distiller Magazine) –metal barn $16,300 (ebay) –Labor: $25,000 (Home Advisor) Grape Fermentation Equipment –30BBL FERMENTER/UNITANK: $13,800 x 4 = $55,200 (Apex Brewing Supply) –Refrigeration System:…

Bridging the Gender Wage Gap

This Bureau of Labor Statistics’ study found that: “In 2018, women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median weekly earnings of $789. That was 81.1 percent of the $973 median for men who were full-time wage and salary workers. Women had lower median weekly earnings than men in most of the occupations for which we have…

Bubble or Justified Growth for a Booming New Sector? Weed Stocks

Corona announced that they will be investing about $4 billion in Canopy Growth Corp.  Corona’s purchase will result in a 38% ownership stake in the marijuana cultivation company.  The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about the partnership plans: “[Corona’s] new deal follows an initial investment last year,when it took a roughly 10% stake…