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ETF share class structure cementing the staying power of the mutual fund ETF Taxation

The ETF share class proves the staying power of the mutual fund

May 11, 2025
Cartoon charting how many Russell 1000 single stocks suffered catastrophic drawdowns and never recovered Concentrated Stock

53% of the time, it worked every time

May 9, 2025
Cartoon weighing the value of tax-efficient asset location, citing Morgan Stanley's incremental return estimate ETF Taxation

What is asset location worth?

May 7, 2025
Cartoon fielding five reader questions about tax-aware long/short strategies like the 130/30 and 250/150 Tax-Aware Long-Short

Five big questions from readers about tax-aware long/short strategies

May 4, 2025
Cartoon weighing the overhead of launching an ETF against the tax efficiency clients value most ETF Taxation

Cerulli: Launching an ETF is expensive... but maybe worth it?

May 2, 2025
Graphic mapping the four growth areas driving taxable wealth: direct indexing, ETF share classes, long/short, concentration Direct Indexing

These 4 growth areas are driving taxable wealth

Apr 30, 2025
AQR on the record defending tax-aware long/short against common criticisms Tax-Aware Long-Short

AQR on the record: Critics don't understand tax-aware long/short

Apr 27, 2025
Cartoon showing more than a quarter of advisors declining direct indexing despite its $864 billion in assets Direct Indexing

More than one-quarter of advisors (26%) choose not to use direct indexing

Apr 25, 2025
Cartoon on Cambria's ENDW ETF seeded in-kind via Section 351 conversion raising about $100 million Section 351 Exchanges

Don't call it a comeback: Cambria's latest ETF seeded in-kind raises ~$100 million

Apr 22, 2025
Cartoon showing a tax-aware long/short strategy built with an ETF long side and a Section 351 conversion Tax-Aware Long-Short

Tax-aware long/short... what if the long is an ETF?

Apr 20, 2025
Cartoon header for a tax-week edition mixing curated tax memes with news for advisers Podcasts & Media

Tax memes and news - tax week edition

Apr 18, 2025
Graphic benchmarking real-world financing spreads on tax-aware long/short leverage from the marketplace Tax-Aware Long-Short

Actual tax-aware long/short financing costs from the marketplace

Apr 16, 2025
ETF return of capital distributions granting investors rare access to portfolio basis ETF Taxation

ETF return of capital distributions have a weird tax perk no one talks about

Apr 13, 2025
Cartoon of AQR's tax-aware long/short assets surging from $13 billion toward $22 billion Tax-Aware Long-Short

AQR tax-aware long/short surges, plus a few memes

Apr 11, 2025
Cartoon on the printed Adviser's Guide to Seeding an ETF In-Kind and Section 368 consolidation of ETF clones Section 351 Exchanges

I printed (another) 50 copies of The Adviser's Guide To Seeding an ETF In-Kind

Apr 9, 2025
Cartoon showing taxes dampening portfolio volatility, supporting the case for taxable investors to take more risk Tax-Loss Harvesting

If tax-loss harvesting cushions downside, shouldn't investors take more risk?

Apr 6, 2025
One-page market map laying out the managers and players in tax-aware long/short strategies Tax-Aware Long-Short

Tax-aware long/short market map

Apr 4, 2025
Graphic on margin as the secret weapon that refreshes cost basis in tax-aware long/short strategies Tax-Aware Long-Short

Tax-aware long/short has a secret weapon

Apr 2, 2025
ETF return of capital distributions questioned as resembling a Ponzi-style payout ETF Taxation

Is ETF return of capital a Ponzi Scheme?

Mar 30, 2025
Cartoon of Cliff Asness blasting long-only skeptics of tax-aware long/short as dinosaurs Tax-Aware Long-Short

Cliff Asness: "...lying long-only dinosaurs... desperate to stop the bleeding..."

Mar 28, 2025
Cartoon questioning whether fast-growing tax-aware long/short is a durable edge or just a shiny object Tax-Aware Long-Short

Is tax-aware long/short just a shiny object?

Mar 26, 2025
Cartoon presenting a checklist for bundling an ETF's hidden tax costs with its expense ratio for diligence ETF Taxation

A checklist for ETF tax diligence

Mar 23, 2025
Cartoon recapping a seven-expert panel on managing concentrated single-stock risk Concentrated Stock

Single-stockapalooza: More talking heads than CNN election night

Mar 21, 2025
Graphic cataloging the reasons investors refuse to sell concentrated stock positions, from Baird and Reddit Concentrated Stock

Absurd reasons investors don't sell concentrated positions: "I'm holding strong"

Mar 19, 2025
Moving past Enron scare tactics toward a calmer case for diversifying concentrated company stock Concentrated Stock

"Diversify your company stock! Remember Enron!"

Mar 16, 2025
Cartoon of a Section 351 exchange reallocating a portfolio of embedded-gain holdings into an ETF tax-free Section 351 Exchanges

I co-authored a blog for Kitces about seeding an ETF in-kind

Mar 14, 2025
Cartoon comparing seeding an ETF in-kind with exchange funds, CRUTs, and tax-aware long/short alternatives Section 351 Exchanges

Is seeding an ETF in-kind the right strategy?

Mar 11, 2025
Cartoon showing householding consolidating client accounts to unlock tax, risk, and rebalancing advantages Direct Indexing

Householding unlocks valuable tax and risk perks

Mar 9, 2025
Cartoon on a leaked list of 44 ETFs seeded in-kind through Section 351 conversion Section 351 Exchanges

A market maker leaked a list of 44 ETFs that were seeded in-kind

Mar 4, 2025
Graphic on the Longview Advantage ETF launching at $440 million, seeded 75% in-kind with other ETFs Section 351 Exchanges

An ETF seeded with other ETFs launched with $440 million

Mar 2, 2025
Business-card infographic of how tax-loss harvesting flows through capital gains on a tax return Tax-Loss Harvesting

How tax-loss harvesting works on a tax return

Feb 26, 2025
Cartoon of an RIA aggregator dwarfing wirehouses where $50 billion AUM no longer counts as a whale Podcasts & Media

Where $50 billion AUM isn't a whale

Feb 23, 2025
Cartoon mapping the adviser camps split over direct indexing and its supposed tax-return complexity Direct Indexing

"Direct indexing makes tax return prep harder"

Feb 16, 2025
Cartoon showing a payment in lieu replacing a qualified dividend with ordinary income through securities lending ETF Taxation

Payment in lieu is taxing you

Feb 12, 2025
Cartoon on Schwab's lack of short rebate as the bottleneck for tax-aware long/short AUM growth Tax-Aware Long-Short

Tax-aware long/short AUM growth will accelerate if one problem is solved

Feb 9, 2025
Graphic framing the direct indexing debate as Ethic crosses $6 billion AUM Direct Indexing

Is direct indexing good but inconvenient?

Feb 7, 2025
Playful dad tax cartoon paired with the Cambria TAX ETF in-kind seeding post-mortem Section 351 Exchanges

Will the dad tax embitter the next generation?

Feb 5, 2025
Cartoon of tax-savvy investors quietly harvesting losses while DeepSeek dominates the headlines Tax-Loss Harvesting

Tax Alpha Trends - Q1 2025

Feb 2, 2025
Cartoon roundup of taxable-wealth news led by Parametric expanding its Custom Active SMA strategies Direct Indexing

Parametric grows its support for active strategies - taxable wealth weekly

Jan 31, 2025
Cartoon contrasting ETF fees paid pre-tax against non-deductible post-tax separate account fees under the TCJA ETF Taxation

Are ETF fees really "tax-deductible?"

Jan 28, 2025
Cartoon on Hill Investment Group seeding the $500 million Longview Advantage ETF in-kind Section 351 Exchanges

How Hill Investment Group gathered $500 million in-kind for its new ETF

Jan 26, 2025
January 2025 direct indexing market map showing new entrants, partnerships, and Morningstar's exit Direct Indexing

Direct indexing market map - Jan 2025 edition

Jan 24, 2025
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