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Passive vs. Active

The Big Picture

What’s obvious is that cheaper is better than more expensive; that there are inherent costs in managing an active portfolio that include more than just trading and taxes but research, analysis, PMs, etc. But that is not the same as becoming one of the most dominant asset managers in the world. Concentrated portfolio risk.

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Is the ESG Craze Really Fading?

The Big Picture

My firm RWM uses Canvas for those clients who want their portfolios to reflect their values. The most popular ESG application of direct indexing software has been to remove guns and tobacco from portfolios. It reflects the desire for investors to have their portfolios reflect their personal values. Oct 31, 2023) 4.

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Fun With Portfolio Theory

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Long time readers might know my fascination with Nassim Taleb's idea about barbelling portfolios to concentrate risk into a small slice while having the vast majority in safe assets. LFMIX in Portfolio 1 is the LoCorr Macro Strategy Fund and in Portfolio 2, QGMIX is AQR Macro Opportunities. So this is interesting.

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The “Art” of Market Timing

The Big Picture

This is before we get to the issue of capital gains taxes, which create a hurdle of (minimum) 20% on those pesky profits just to get to breakeven. Low Stakes : The most successful market timers are often those people who do not have actual assets at risk. It’s utterly laughable. 4 Newsletter writers are notorious for making big calls.

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2017 Year-End Planning Letter

Brown Advisory

2017 Year-End Planning Letter. Mon, 12/04/2017 - 13:10. presidential election, we have grappled with the lack of clarity regarding the details of new tax legislation. The outcome of the tax reform debate is likely to impact how we advise clients on tax planning, estate planning and a host of other topics.

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Deconstructing The Cockroach Portfolio (Again)

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Last year we looked a couple of times at something called the Cockroach Portfolio created by Jason Buck. It seemed like it was inspired by Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio which they talked about in the current interview. Or we could go more complex with the AQR Multi-Asset Fund (AQRIX) which is actually a risk parity fund.

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7 Financial and Tax Planning Optimizations to Complete Before 2023

Harness Wealth

Not only was the stock market fairly volatile, but there were also atypical tax regulation changes. Tax-loss harvesting. Paying taxes on investment gains can be a financial burden, but tax loss harvesting can reduce your bill. You can claim as much capital loss as your realized capital gain plus $3,000.