The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2024

At the Money: How to Pay Less Capital Gains Taxes (January 24, 2024) We’re coming up on tax season, after a banner year for stocks. Successful investors could be looking at a big tax bill from the US government. On this episode of At the Money, we look at direct indexing as a way to manage capital gains taxes.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2025

FINNY AI, an AI-powered prospecting tool, has raised $4.2

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What percentage of your portfolio should be allocated? I’m Barry Ritholtz, and on today’s edition of At the Money, We’re going to discuss how you should think about investing your money in hedge funds To help us unpack all of this and what it means for your portfolio. Are all answered in our conversation.

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Harness Wealth

JANUARY 29, 2025

Tax-loss harvesting is a powerful strategy that investors can use to reduce their taxable income. This type of strategy typically involves selling underperforming investments at a loss to offset capital gains (or ordinary income) to optimize portfolio returns. Table of Contents What is tax-loss harvesting?

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Abnormal Returns

APRIL 10, 2024

bestinterest.blog) Taxes How retirees can (legally) reduce their tax bills. humbledollar.com) Don't take tax advice from TikTok. washingtonpost.com) Personal finance It's simple to put together low cost, highly diversified portfolios. (cntraveller.com) How Social Security fits within your retirement plan.

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Abnormal Returns

MAY 8, 2023

thinkadvisor.com) The latest in advisortech news from April including the SEC's scrutiny of tax-loss harvesting systems. sciencedaily.com) How tax-adjusting a portfolio works in practice. thinkadvisor.com) A number of tax provisions will sunset in 2026 including the lifetime exclusion amount. investmentnews.com)

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Wealth Management Estate Planning Taxes Valuation 246

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

morningstar.com) People work in retirement for any number of reasons. awealthofcommonsense.com) Taxes Do you know how to pay taxes on your Series I savings bonds? wsj.com) An increasing number of retirees feel 'trapped' in their Medicare Advantage plans. Rowe Price about non-financial considerations in retirement.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 12, 2025

Let's dig in some more on Permanent Portfolio quadrant style. Next is the allocation for the United States Sovereign Wealth Fund ETF that I made up a few days ago and next to that is my most recent attempt from November to recreate the Cockroach Portfolio which is managed by Mutiny Funds. TRTY is a tough hold.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 28, 2022

awealthofcommonsense.com) Three ways to simplify your portfolio in 2023. morningstar.com) Some common personal finance misunderstandings including 'Extending your tax return filing doesn’t extend your ability to pay.' thisisthetop.substack.com) 'What's-my-number-itis' talk can be addictive.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 20, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that several states are considering a series of tax hikes targeting higher-income and ultra-high-net-worth residents after similar proposals failed to pass at the Federal level.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 15, 2025

You're 81 and been taking income from your portfolio for 15 years, what matters to you more, that you can continue to take what you need from your portfolio or that four year run in your mid-50's when you beat (or lagged) the market? If you're 81 and can no longer meet your income need from your portfolio, that is what matters.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 21, 2024

At the same time, they also overwhelmingly recognize the value of financial advisors , not only for increasing their wealth beyond what they could have achieved on their own , but also for helping them feel more prepared and less stressed about their finances!

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Harness Wealth

MARCH 27, 2025

Secondary transactions (or Secondaries as theyre known) involve the buying and selling of pre-existing investments in private funds or stakes in the portfolio companies those funds own. As dynamic as the secondary market may be, secondaries come with complex tax implications that can significantly impact returns if not properly managed.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 1, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that robo-advisor Betterment entered into a $9M settlement with the SEC for misrepresenting its tax-loss harvesting practices in its client agreements and marketing materials compared with its actual practices (e.g.,

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Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

citywire.com) Taxes Five tax mistakes to avoid when it comes to stock options, RSUs, etc. etf.com) Things to keep in mind when direct indexing a client's portfolio. riabiz.com) The number of CFPs grew some 5% in 2022. (fa-mag.com) (riaintel.com) RIA organizations are lining up against the SEC's proposed outsourcing rule.

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Calculated Risk

MAY 15, 2023

From the MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 0.51% in April The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 4 basis points from 0.55% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.51% as of April 30, 2023.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 5, 2023

Also in industry news this week: Legislation working its way through Congress would allow for electronic delivery of documents to clients of advisors and other financial services firms by default, though it has been met with some opposition While RIAs have outpaced wirehouses in terms of client asset growth and headcount, industry consolidation has (..)

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

And on today’s edition of At the Money, we’re going to discuss how you can participate in shareholder yield and get more out of dividends to help us unpack all of this and what it means for your portfolio. So it, it really captures a number of, of factors and characteristics. I don’t trust the numbers.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2023

People often talk about "the economy" as a single entity whose parts move in unison, with a small number of key indicators (such as GDP, the unemployment rate, and inflation) moving reliably in relation to each other. And even though U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 25, 2023

We start with several articles on retirement planning: Data showing where American retirees currently stand, from their average net worth to how they spend each hour of the day How, according to a recent study, delaying Social Security benefits typically leads to greater lifetime wealth than claiming benefits early in order to reduce portfolio withdrawals (..)

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JANUARY 17, 2025

WAAV seems Permanent Portfolio inspired which is why I threw in AQRIX and PRPFX along with VBAIX as a proxy for a 60/40 portfolio makes sense as a benchmark. Both the ACWI and SPY versions outperformed AQRIX which is sort of a risk parity fund and PRPFX which is the Permanent Portfolio. The results are a mixed bag.

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Clever Girl Finance

MARCH 14, 2023

Portfolio income is the money you make from an investment account, and there are several ways to earn it. We’ll also go over the benefits of growing the income for your portfolio and how to deal with taxes from investments! What is portfolio income? Portfolio income is income earned from investment accounts.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to the October 2023 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Communication Portfolio Management Clients Tax Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 16, 2023

From the MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 0.31% in September The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 2 basis points from 0.33% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.31% as of September 30, 2023.

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Portfolio Numbers Insurance Planning 162

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 3, 2024

At the same time, the study found that potential breakaway brokers view the operational and compliance requirements of transitioning to and doing business as an RIA as a major concern, which could lead some of them to either leverage the growing number of service providers available to RIAs, or perhaps join an existing corporate RIA platform to take (..)

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Darrow Wealth Management

JULY 1, 2024

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought sweeping changes to the tax code, impacting every taxpayer and business owner. Although a number of these provisions will negatively impact taxpayers starting in 2026, there a few changes that will be positive. For some, this may lead to more taxes paid on capital gains.

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Taxes Tax Planning Planning Estate Planning 105

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There are many sources of “Shrinkage” of inventory, and while there is some debate as to the largest sources, they look something like this: Employee theft : It’s the number one source of shrinkage. (My billion in 2019, according to the state agency that tracks sales tax. My experience: it is often uinderreported by companies).

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

APRIL 3, 2024

Looking at AQMIX on your statement kind of going nowhere for 10 years could be difficult but clearly a portfolio with the allocation in Portfolio 3 would have kept up just fine and if they had focused on the bottom line number and not the line items, it would not have been difficult. The differences aren't that big here though.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

MAY 31, 2024

Breathe Easier Next Tax Season with These Planning Strategies Every year, most of us smile when we see April 15th in the rearview mirror. The completion of our tax returns being filed marks the beginning of a nine month period where we don’t need to think about funny acronyms and form numbers.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 14, 2024

With so much allocated to T-bills, it makes sense that the standard deviations of the barbell portfolios is so much lower. The numbers are real but I don't know how realistic it is to think we can pick the best performing fund in a theme. The 2022 results, not captured above are also interesting.

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Portfolio Management Portfolio Management Taxes 98

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Backers announced the new Texas Stock Exchange, which seeks to provide companies with a lower-cost alternative to the NYSE and Nasdaq, which, if successful, could create a more competitive landscape and potentially better execution and reduced trading costs for financial advisors and their clients The American College (..)

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Financial Planner Financial Advisor Certification Estate Planning 189

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that digital estate planning platform Wealth.com has raised a whopping $30 million in Series A funding, following on the heels of Vanilla's follow-on $20M capital round just a few months ago – which on the one hand reflects the anticipated enthusiasm for solutions that can help advisors efficiently (..)

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 18, 2024

From the MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Holds Steady at 0.22% in February The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance remained unchanged at 0.22% as of February 29, 2024. According to MBA’s estimate, 110,000 homeowners are in forbearance plans.

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Integrity Financial Planning

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We’re coming up on the end of the year, and while it’s a time to take a break and enjoy the holiday season, it’s also a good time to consider tax strategies that may benefit you. Gift Tax Exemptions Each year, you can give up to $17,000 to any number of people tax-free.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 26, 2024

Let's continue the conversation about all-weather generically and then the Cockroach Portfolio. First a comparison of the Permanent Portfolio Mutual Fund (PRPFX) versus a 60/40 portfolio comprised of two Vanguard mutual funds. Putting 20% in VIXM pretty much doomed that version of the portfolio.

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Portfolio Management Banking Financial Planning 93

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 13, 2025

With another strong year in the markets, most advisory firms are near or at record highs for their revenue, their numbers of clients, and the headcounts of their teams. Which is surprising to some, given that a decade ago, the emergence of so-called "robo-advisors" was supposed to displace human financial advisors and compress advisory fees.

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Financial Advice Ethics Financial Planning Education 147