Every beginner needs to know about capital gains and how it makes you money. Unrealized gains vs realized gains: if your money is still in the stock market it is considered an unrealized gain (or loss). It becomes realized once you sell for a profit.
One of the easier concepts to understand is capital gains, your capital (in this case your investment) we up in value (gains).
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