Capital Gains - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2008
News

Soak the Rich?

pay-as-you-go legislation. At issue was whether venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund partners should continue to pay the 15 percent capital gains tax rate on their earnings. Lawmakers had proposed... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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Complex Assets - Alumni

risks to determine if HBS can accept your gift. Benefits May help reduce your income and capital gain taxes Removes the asset from your taxable estate Your class receives credit for the appraised value of... View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 03 Apr 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Entrepreneurship Essentials

Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures and learn to speak the language of the start-up world. Program Dates: April 3, 2019 - May 1, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 12 Sep 2018
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HBX Entrepreneurship Essentials

Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures and learn to speak the language of the start-up world. Program Dates: September 12, 2018 - October 10, 2018 View Details

Fast Answer

Making Markets

Use these resources to analyze broken markets and validate your proposed solutions. Understand the Current Marketplace: Gain a sense of the current landscape, major players, and future trends within an industry or sector in order to... View Details

Career Coach

Cheryl Rousseau

been involved in both student and alumni programming, and provides one-on-one coaching aimed exclusively at alumni. Cheryl’s overall approach is to learn the motivations, interests and goals of those she serves in order to help them View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Retail

07 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

returned to the United States, not when those profits are earned. This resembles the treatment of capital gains for individuals where capital View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2016
HBS Case

Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing

example, tax-loss harvesting aims at realizing capital losses that help offset realized capital gains to reduce the amount of capital View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Feb 2021
News

Locally Grown

Inspired by the natural beauty he found when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) created Aravaipa Ventures, an unusual venture capital fund to support environmentally sustainable technology businesses in the... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

business or investing in emerging markets. New half-courses The Art of Marketing Science is intended for students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of consumer behavior and, most importantly, View Details

Keywords: curriculum

01 Dec 2012
News

Shareholders' Value?

if one excludes new start-ups, most new capital is provided by debt. Of course, liquidity in the stock market does enable investors to capture gains on their investments, and it also enables mergers and... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

employee, advisor or investor. However, the course is also appropriate for students interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape for young firms, going beyond the basics of venture capital... View Details

26 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 26

elasticity is two, optimal rates fall to 0.6% on average and 1.6% on high earners. Nevertheless, in all cases that we consider, the welfare gains of using optimal capital taxes are small. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurial Finance (Q3) - Course Catalog

founder, early employee, advisor or investor. However, the course is also appropriate for students interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape for young firms, going beyond the basics of venture View Details

Career Coach

Kareem Stanley

Kareem enjoys helping students with making career transitions from the following industries: oil/gas/energy, industrials, construction/project management. Having been an oil & gas engineer before coming back to complete JD/MBA, Kareem has View Details

21 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

to become better employers. “Throughout my career, I have explored how private capital and public resources can be leveraged to ensure people living in historically marginalized communities have the opportunity for economic mobility,”... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

2017), Kiran Gandhi (MBA 2015), Anthony Tucker (MBA 2017), and Anish Pathipati (MBA 2016) How did you find out you had been named to the 2019 "30 Under 30?" Akash Pradhan, investor, TPG Capital and TPG Growth: “I woke up to text messages... View Details

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Sponsors | New Venture Competition

Sponsors The New Venture Competition thanks its sponsors for their tremendous support which enables participants to access expert resources, test their ideas, and gain real-world feedback throughout the process. Amazon Web Services All... View Details

Brittany Davis

Brittany is a General Partner at Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm, where she identifies and invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies led by underrepresented founders. She has led multiple investments in the fund, as well as... View Details

Robert L. Johnson

Johnson created the first and only cable television station with programming for and about black Americans. Though he struggled to gain a subscriber base in the early eighties, Johnson persevered and built a viable enterprise. When he... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

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