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Back to boring: the tax alpha vibe shift

Back to boring: the tax alpha vibe shift

Aug 25, 2026
Covered calls for managing concentrated stock?

Covered calls for managing concentrated stock?

Aug 23, 2026
Taxable wealth community launching soon

Taxable wealth community launching soon

Aug 21, 2026
The right wrapper for a Qualified Opportunity Fund

The right wrapper for a Qualified Opportunity Fund

Aug 20, 2026
Opportunity Zones: States chipping away at federal tax perks

Opportunity Zones: States chipping away at federal tax perks

Aug 18, 2026
Long/short: skip Fidelity/Schwab with an LLC or LP

Long/short: skip Fidelity/Schwab with an LLC or LP

Aug 16, 2026
Introducing: The Albatross Podcast

Introducing: The Albatross Podcast

Aug 14, 2026
What SIH Partners means for seeding ETFs in-kind (§351)

What SIH Partners means for seeding ETFs in-kind (§351)

Aug 13, 2026
SIH Partners annotated Tax Court opinion

SIH Partners annotated Tax Court opinion

Aug 11, 2026
0% tax is an act of Congress

0% tax is an act of Congress

Aug 9, 2026
Two Papers in The Journal of Wealth Management

Two Papers in The Journal of Wealth Management

Aug 7, 2026
The long/short steam engine

The long/short steam engine

Aug 6, 2026
An infographic tax history of ETFs and exchange funds

An infographic tax history of ETFs and exchange funds

Aug 4, 2026
Long/short: 3 ways advisers are getting around Fidelity/Schwab strictures

Long/short: 3 ways advisers are getting around Fidelity/Schwab strictures

Aug 2, 2026
Basis Manhattan (Fall 2026): Reserve a Seat

Basis Manhattan (Fall 2026): Reserve a Seat

Jul 31, 2026
Jumbo wealth practice urges advisers to lead with investment, not tax, in internal memo

Jumbo wealth practice urges advisers to lead with investment, not tax, in internal memo

Jul 30, 2026
Treasury wants to know which ETFs have been swimming naked

Treasury wants to know which ETFs have been swimming naked

Jul 28, 2026
Annotated transcript with color-coded margin notes by Brent Sullivan

Full Transcript (Wall St. Tax Seminar): Treasury shares "concerns" while tax attorneys suggest "facts and circumstances"

Jul 26, 2026
Wealth industry scrambles to parse Treasury comments no one bothered recording

Wealth industry scrambles to parse Treasury comments no one bothered recording

Jul 24, 2026
Treasury is "concerned" about "too good to be true" pitches

Treasury is "concerned" about "too good to be true" pitches

Jul 22, 2026
Tax-aware long/short: How we got to this moment

Tax-aware long/short: How we got to this moment

Jul 21, 2026
Basis Manhattan: Fall 2026

Basis Manhattan: Fall 2026

Jul 19, 2026
Long/short: Schwab issuing "margin calls" in niche cash withdraw scenario

Long/short: Schwab issuing "margin calls" in niche cash withdraw scenario

Jul 17, 2026
Covered call tax treatment by structure (calculator)

Covered call tax treatment by structure (calculator)

Jul 15, 2026
Early signs seeding ETFs in-kind is going mainstream

Early signs seeding ETFs in-kind is going mainstream

Jul 14, 2026
Why trader funds use swaps

Why trader funds use swaps

Jul 12, 2026
Tax-aware long/short market map (summer 2026)

Tax-aware long/short market map (summer 2026)

Jul 9, 2026
USA out of World Cup, but IPOs more transparent than ever

USA out of World Cup, but IPOs more transparent than ever

Jul 6, 2026
Colonial soldiers: a total return swap lets you invest in a fund without owning it; how is it taxed? Nobody knows.

Swap taxation: what is constructive ownership?

Jul 5, 2026
Paying taxes on fireworks

Paying taxes on fireworks

Jul 3, 2026
A little tax strategy in your fund's swap positions

A little tax strategy in your fund's swap positions

Jun 30, 2026
There is no cost basis in a notional principal contract

Swaps are in your funds. How are they taxed?

Jun 28, 2026
A wash sale is a wash sale no matter the wrapper

A wash sale is a wash sale no matter the wrapper

Jun 26, 2026
Managed futures "crisis alpha" is compelling, but...

Managed futures "crisis alpha" is compelling, but...

Jun 25, 2026
Charlie Chaplin in Pay Day (1922)

What do 100 years of trend data reveal about managed futures?

Jun 23, 2026
Après Tax is personalized, after-tax performance, and it's coming soon

Après Tax is personalized, after-tax performance, and it's coming soon

Jun 21, 2026
Why I left Substack

Why I left Substack

Jun 19, 2026
Long/short: Schwab adds "heightened maintenance standards" Tax-Aware Long-Short

Long/short: Schwab adds "heightened maintenance standards"

Jun 17, 2026
Chart showing managed futures returns uncorrelated with stocks and bonds Tax-Aware Long-Short

Managed futures are weirdly uncorrelated

Jun 16, 2026
Graphic on securities lending signals for a tax-aware long-short portfolio Tax-Aware Long-Short

Long/short: what can the securities lending market tell us about short risk?

Jun 14, 2026
Cartoon on the risk of betting big on a single pre-IPO stock like SpaceX Concentrated Stock

Is it okay to space out on SpaceX?

Jun 12, 2026
Map-style graphic sorting the 50 states into five capital-loss tax regimes for tax-loss harvesting State & Local Tax

Tax-loss harvesting in 50 states

Jun 11, 2026
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