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Capital gains are explicitly categorized as a component of total investment income in [1], and their relative contribution to overall household income is measured across different economic brackets in [2]. Furthermore, [3] links both concepts by noting how inflation impacts the real value of both future income and capital gains.
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5.16: The Role of Tax Policy - Social Sci LibreTexts socialsci.libretexts.org 1 fact
measurementDividends and capital gains account for 0.7 percent of the income of the bottom four-fifths of United States families, 18.8 percent of the income of the top fifth, 38.2 percent of the income of the top 1 percent, and 51.9 percent of the income of the top 0.1 percent.
Key Macroeconomic Indicators Every Investor Should Track rosenbergresearch.com 1 fact
claimInflation influences real investment returns and reduces the purchasing power of money as prices rise, causing future income or capital gains to hold less real value.