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At the Money: Meb Faber on Tax Aware ETFs

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Would you like to diversify but also defer paying big capital gains taxes? I’m Barry Ritholtz and on today’s edition of at the money we’re going to discuss how to manage concentrated equity positions with an eye towards diversification and managing big capital gains taxes. And that’s the broad market.

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Sunday links: money skepticism

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on.spdji.com) It's hard to make the math on hedge funds add up. nytimes.com) Budgeting When you do the math, it's hard to find trillions to save in the federal budget. prospect.org) The math on mass deportation doesn't add up. reason.com) Taxing unrealized capital gains is a bad idea. Just ask Norway.

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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

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Economic Innumeracy : Some individuals experience math anxiety, but it only takes a bit of insight to navigate the many ways numbers can mislead us. We evolved in an arithmetic world, so we are unprepared for the exponential math of finance. Be tax-aware. Investing is simple but hard, and therein lies our challenge.

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Personal finance links: financial mistakes

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morningstar.com) On the math of early Social Security claiming. wealthmanagement.com) Taxes The traditional IRA looks less and less attractive. thinkadvisor.com) The interest rate the IRS charges on underpayment taxes is on the rise. (apexmoney.com) Retirement Lessons from a 'faux retirement' including 'Balance is hard!'

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Personal finance links: the need to impress

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Home ownership How to make the math behind home ownership work (or not). etf.com) Taxes It's time, once again, to start thinking about how to shrink an estate. humbledollar.com) How to calculated the real, after-tax returns on cash. morningstar.com) What happened in 1990 to drive real housing prices higher?

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Dollars Are For Spending & Investing, Not Saving

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“I need the US Dollar to be a store of value between the time I make it until I spend it, invest it, pay my taxes with it, or give it away. To be more precise, I want to discuss the type of chart that reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of money, currency, spending, investing, and taxes. and paying taxes.

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Personal finance links: slowing down

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(awealthofcommonsense.com) The math on downsizing your house isn't working as well these days. wsj.com) Taxes 14 common tax myths including 'You can write off lifestyle expenses if you are an influencer.' thomaskopelman.com) The IRS is going to launch free tax filing next year in 13 state.

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