What It Means to Invest in Stocks?Common stock is considered to be one of the most popular investment vehicles for long-term wealth building. Investors earn income from commonstock in the form of dividends and/or capital gains. As an investor it is important to understand the implications of investing in stocks from a taxperspective.Two years ago, Felix purchased 100 shares of a particular company's stock at a price of $114.44 per share. Last year, Felix received an annualdividend of $1.95 per share, and at the end of the year, a share of stock was trading at $120.83 per share. This year, Felix received an annual dividendof $2.15 per share and afterward sold all 100 shares at a price of $131.04 per share.In the first column of the following table, enter the total annual dividends Felix received each year, as well as the total capital gains at the end of eachyear.Suppose Felix is in the 28% tax bracket. Compute the taxes Felix pays each year on dividends and capital gains from this investment by completingthe second column in the table.Calculating Taxes Owed on Felix's InvestmentYear 1Year 2Dividends:Capital Gains:Dividends:$$Capital Gains: $Amount$$$$Taxes OwedThe total amount of investment income (pre taxes) that Felix earned on this investment over the course of 2 years is $The total amount that Felix pays in taxes on income from this investment income is $

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Essentials Of Investments

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