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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

Abnormal Returns

apolloacademy.com) What really is the goal of portfolio diversification? fortunesandfrictions.com) What happens if the 2017 tax cuts lapse. (wsj.com) The S&P 500 has become increasingly concentrated. rogersplanning.blogspot.com) Small advantages, consistently applied, compound over time.

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Passive vs. Active

The Big Picture

What’s obvious is that cheaper is better than more expensive; that there are inherent costs in managing an active portfolio that include more than just trading and taxes but research, analysis, PMs, etc. Previously : Don’t Blame Morningstar for Our Own Shortcomings (October 26, 2017). Concentrated portfolio risk.

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Where is This Rally Going?

The Big Picture

If you are in a top tax bracket and have residency in a high-tax state with strong credit quality – think Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, etc. – Cash in No Longer Trash : TINA is officially over. you should be looking at Munis here. Depending on the specifics a 4.5-5% Depending on the specifics a 4.5-5%

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The “Art” of Market Timing

The Big Picture

This is before we get to the issue of capital gains taxes, which create a hurdle of (minimum) 20% on those pesky profits just to get to breakeven. Not only are the odds stacked against you, but very often systems that have successfully timed the market have been simply lucky, and do not succeed in out-of-sample tests.

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Major Tax Changes Are Coming in 2026. Are You Ready?

Darrow Wealth Management

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought sweeping changes to the tax code, impacting every taxpayer and business owner. At that point, many provisions will revert to 2017 levels, adjusted for inflation. For example, in 2017, the marginal tax brackets were 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 25%, and 39.6%.

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Is the ESG Craze Really Fading?

The Big Picture

My firm RWM uses Canvas for those clients who want their portfolios to reflect their values. The most popular ESG application of direct indexing software has been to remove guns and tobacco from portfolios. It reflects the desire for investors to have their portfolios reflect their personal values. Oct 31, 2023) 4.

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Fun With Portfolio Theory

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Long time readers might know my fascination with Nassim Taleb's idea about barbelling portfolios to concentrate risk into a small slice while having the vast majority in safe assets. What I am curious to see is if we can combine this barbell idea with the 75/50 portfolio to get a market equaling (or beating) returns over longer periods.