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Rob Arnott is presenting at Basis Northwest
One of the original taxable wealth researchers is coming to Seattle, WA in May
Jan 27 • Brent Sullivan
Is step-up in basis like free life insurance?
An analogy from Jeffrey/Arnott's 1993 classic paper
Jan 25 • Brent Sullivan
Economic substance really ties the room together
Two similar examples where taxpayers successfully argued IRS overreached
Jan 23 • Brent Sullivan
Is Your Alpha Big Enough to Cover its Taxes? (Jurassic Park edition)
1993 was a blockbuster year
Jan 22 • Brent Sullivan
With stocks at all-time highs, reasons to diversify are apparently at all-time lows
A certain slice of humanity loves concentrated risk
Jan 20 • Brent Sullivan
Concentration risk and volatility drag
What happens when someone answers "20" for their 1-10 risk tolerance?
Jan 18 • Brent Sullivan
Staying home and reading "Is Your Alpha Big Enough To Cover Its Taxes?"
Checklists are so satisfying, we should do them more often
Jan 16 • Brent Sullivan
Concentrated risk = generational wealth?
Risk-seeking investors don't care about derisking gimmicks
Jan 15 • Brent Sullivan
Announcing: Basis Northwest event dates
Taxable wealth innovation conference in Seattle, WA
Jan 13 • Brent Sullivan
Advisers consider all options as Fidelity extends pause on new tax-aware long/short account openings
Advisers consider diversifying custody exposure
Jan 11 • Brent Sullivan
Fidelity pumps the breaks on tax-aware long/short. Does this impact you?
Requesting off the record comments from impacted advisers
Jan 9 • Brent Sullivan
Announcing: Tax-aware long/short working group
Also... do people read books anymore?
Jan 8
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