One of the fundamental premises of fair taxation under capitalism is the notion that taxes are assessed on profits when an investment is sold, not on investment principal, nor on unrealized gains, a ...

Real estate is one place to look for value in today’s stock market, offering low price/earnings ratios and attractive yields. Stocks in the industry have been hit hard over the past few years as ...

The S&P 500's dividend yield is currently around 1.2%. So, when a stock like Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) offers a yield more than 10 times above that level, it seems like something is off.

What Is a Distribution Yield? A distribution yield is the measurement of cash flow paid by an exchange-traded fund (ETF), a real estate investment trust (REIT), or another type of income-paying ...

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund offers exposure to the real estate sector with an attractive yield. The fund's 8.37% yield provides higher income than the index, but it is lower than most of ...

For bookkeeping and tax purposes, Return of Capital is subtracted from the total when a security is sold in order to calculate the taxable base for calculating taxes on capital gains. Income based ...