«Don't let
the tax tail wag the dog,» said Gatien of D.A. Davidson & Co., noting that tax savings can easily be wiped out by a bad investment decision.
That said, I'm letting
the tax tail wag the dog here as I don't want to sell and pay the capital gains tax either.
That said, I'm letting
the tax tail wag the dog here as I don't want to sell and pay the capital gains tax either.
Letting
the tax tail wag the dog as I have heard from time to time.
Not exact matches
Experienced money managers like to say you shouldn't «let the
tax tail wag the investment
dog,» meaning you shouldn't let concerns about the
tax effects of an investment drive your buy and sell decisions.
Letting the
tax tail wag the investment
dog cost me probably $ 30,000 as the stock never hit that high again and when the whole British Telecom / WorldCom merger craziness hit the fan, I left the company losing the options.
«The
tax planning
tail should not
wag the investment policy
dog.»
Experienced money managers like to say you shouldn't «let the
tax tail wag the investment
dog,» meaning you shouldn't let concerns about the
tax effects of an investment drive your buy and sell decisions.
Once again I offer some sage advice - «Don't let the
tax tail wag the investing
dog.»
«You can't let the
tax tail wag the life
dog,» he said, «because you won't be happy and these people have enough money that they should be happy.»
Like Allied Irish Banks (ALBK: ID), the Irish government owns over 99 % of the outstanding shares — so we have a tiny
tail wagging this
dog... And after everything the Irish
tax - payer's endured to date, this continuing state fantasy of a third force in Irish banking is a mockery.
I often use the cliche «don't let the
tax tail wag the investing
dog.»
Putting the facts aside, I often use the line «don't let the
tax tail wag the investing
dog.»
While the «
tax tail» shouldn't «
wag the
dog» often a bit more explanation (research) is needed in making decisions.