These gains don't cause pain. A capital gain is the amount of money you pocket by selling one of your investments for more than you paid for it. Technically, capital gains only count for what's called a capital asset, but that's really just anything you own for investment purposes. Stocks and bonds obviously qualify, but your house and household furnishings can also count.

For tax purposes, capital gains are classified as either long-term (held for more than one year) or short-term (held for less than one year) and there are different tax implications for how long you hold onto a capital asset. For most long-term capital gains, you're taxed no more than 15% of the value of the asset. Short-term gains get taxed as regular income, so you pay the rate for the tax bracket you're in.

Capital gains can also be realized or unrealized. When you physically sell an asset like a stock, you've realized the capital gain. When you're holding the stock, and it has a value over its purchase price, but you're not selling it, you've got an unrealized gain, and you won't realize it until you sell.

In a perfect world, we'd all have capital gains. But no one¿s that smart or lucky. When the value of an asset at sale is below what you've paid for it, it's called a capital loss. The good news is that the government lets you count that loss against any gains you've had, lowering the taxes you pay. In fact, many people who sell a stock that has risen far over their purchase price tend to sell some stinkers, too, at the same time for the tax benefit. This is known as a capital-loss offset.

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SectorWatch.biz Issues MarketStats on HJHO, BA, RTN, LMT and BRKA

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IRVINE, Calif., May 30, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----SectorWatch.biz announces the availability of MarketStats for private jet brokerage and fractional ownership equities in the news and driving markets today. MarketStats offers a perspective on the aforementioned equities and the opportunity for investors to respond with articles and opinions on the subject and sector creating a confluence of discussion and analysis.

Investors can view our MarketStats by visiting: http://www.SectorWatch.biz -- a division of financial news hub SmallCapSentinel.com.

Today's MarketStats for private jet brokerage and fractional ownership companies include Halcyon Jets Holdings Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HJHO), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRKA).

For more information on Halcyon Jets Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: HJHO) visit the following link: http://www.trilogy-capital.com/autoir/hjho_autoir.html

Visit SectorWatch's parent site SmallCapSentinel.com for Aviation related stock message boards and to read or contribute articles on the subject. Users are invited to post editorials and messages on the website. Intelligent articles will be posted as "Member Editorials" for review by the investing public.

SectorWatch.biz is powered by Market Pathways, a leader in the representation of Small Cap equities for over twenty-five years. Market Pathways' analyst Brian Kelly holds CRD #2880975. Contact us directly to have your company featured in StockUpTicks.com or SectorWatch.biz using the contact info below.

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