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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

The Big Picture

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” That line is just another in a long series of falsehoods put forth by the professional b *s at the National Retail Federation. This costs retailers anywhere between $15-20 billion annually in the US. No, “ nearly half ” of $94.5

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At the Money: Meb Faber on Tax Aware ETFs

The Big Picture

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. None of these solutions are optimal.

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Pennsylvania Advisor Who Used Client Funds on Country Club Dues Gets 8 Years in Prison

Wealth Management

Attorney’s Office said he failed to report the fraud proceeds on his personal income tax returns, which generated a tax loss of about $3 million. Today’s sentencing shows how seriously the courts take federal tax crimes.” "We and Mr. Mason respect and appreciate the court’s judgment yesterday," said Michael J.

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Automated Tax-Loss Harvesting Technology: Is The Value Overstated?

Nerd's Eye View

In recent years, numerous software solutions have sprung up that aim to automate the process of tax-loss harvesting. But what the providers of automated tax-loss harvesting often don’t mention is that the actual value of tax-loss harvesting depends highly on an individual’s own tax circumstances.

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The WealthStack Podcast: Unlocking Private Markets with AssetMark's Michael Kim

Wealth Management

Key highlights include: Why the shrinking number of public companies makes private markets essential for diversification How AssetMark’s UMA tech is streamlining private market access What “growth is life” means for advisors—and their clients Why tax-managed services and real-time client insights are game-changers How AI can power the next best action, (..)

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Personal finance links: financial stress

Abnormal Returns

sites.libsyn.com) Peter Lazaroff on some year-end tax strategies. awealthofcommonsense.com) Steve Chen talks with Christine Benz about her book "How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement." (sciencedaily.com) Spending Like it or not, more retail establishments are going cash-free.

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Research links: stuck in a rut

Abnormal Returns

Retail Using LLMs to identify retail trader strategies. wealthmanagement.com) How factor investors can hone in on after-tax returns. papers.ssrn.com) A look at the value, or lack thereof, of WallStreetBets stock picks. alphaarchitect.com) Analysts Why are all-start investment analysts influential? Look at accounting accruals.

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