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5 Commonly Missed Small Business Tax Deductions

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Whether you know it or not, you could be leaving hundreds—even thousands—of dollars on the table by missing a few lesser-known small business tax deductions. Entrepreneurs often miss some small business deductions they could qualify for because they didn’t keep accurate records throughout the year, or they shy away from the complications of itemizing each expense.

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Animal Spirits: The Commodity Supercycle

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits Talk Your Book is brought to you by Direxion. For more information please visit their site here. On today’s show we discussed: Why long/flat is better than long only The Direxion commodity ETF How inflation impacts commodity prices The permanent portfolio A commodity supercycle, and much more Listen here: Contact us at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, recommendations, or questions.

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Women’s Listening Tour

Brown Advisory

Women’s Listening Tour ajackson Tue, 06/01/2021 - 17:11 The role women play in financial and investment decision-making is significant – women are starting more businesses, leading more companies and inheriting increasing levels of wealth from spouses and parents. Yet, we still hear that many women continue to struggle with engagement by, and in, the financial services industry.

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No More Bear Markets

The Irrelevant Investor

Remember when it took an hour to download a song? Remember when it took 6 months for a movie to go to DVD? Remember when bear markets used to last more than a few months? Everything moves faster these days, especially financial markets. We're seeing stocks rise and crash and rise and crash again in a matter of months. Ben Carlson has this idea that this is the way going forward.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Mania

The Irrelevant Investor

AMC isn't worth $30 billion. You know it, people buying the stock know it, and even AMC's management team knows it. Here is what they said in a recently filed 8-K. We believe that the recent volatility and our current market prices reflect market and trading dynamics unrelated to our underlying business, or macro or industry fundamentals, and we do not know how long these dynamics will last.

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The Biggest Risk

The Irrelevant Investor

The biggest risk investors face isn't inflation. It's not rising interest rates either. In fact, it has nothing to do with the market. The biggest risk investors face is trying to eliminate every risk. How do I hedge against inflation? How do I limit volatility? How do I avoid drawdowns? How do I hedge against tail risk? I know this is " No s**t Captain Sherlock ," but the only reason why people who take risk are rewarded is that they take risk in the first place.

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ISAs – should U.S. taxpayers living in the U.K. use them?

Brown Advisory

ISAs – should U.S. taxpayers living in the U.K. use them? jharrison. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 09:25. U.S. citizens are in the unenviable position of being taxed on their worldwide income and gains. This simple fact causes many challenges for Americans when making seemingly simple financial decisions. Understanding the key pain points and questions to ask along the way can make all the difference.

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Women’s Listening Tour

Brown Advisory

Women’s Listening Tour. ajackson. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 17:11. The role women play in financial and investment decision-making is significant – women are starting more businesses, leading more companies and inheriting increasing levels of wealth from spouses and parents. Yet, we still hear that many women continue to struggle with engagement by, and in, the financial services industry.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles Long term is harder than most people imagine, which is why it’s more lucrative than many people assume. (By Morgan Housel) Pick a housing statistic at random, and it’s probably setting an all-time record (By Derek Thompson) You don’t control your own media platform if you run it on a centralized service. (By Fred Wilson) Owning ETH is like owning shares of the internet (By Packy McCormick) There’s something hypnotic about seeing funds compound continuously in real time (By Marc Rubinste

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Income and Impact: Peeling Back the Labels in Labeled Bonds

Brown Advisory

Income and Impact: Peeling Back the Labels in Labeled Bonds ajackson Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:04 For investors focused on sustainability, labeled bonds can represent a powerful opportunity to pursue positive environmental or social change while also earning attractive fixed income returns. However, with the tremendous growth in the labeled bond market and the proliferation of new and innovative financing structures, it has become all the more critical to conduct in-depth due diligence in order to en

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Income and Impact: Peeling Back the Labels in Labeled Bonds

Brown Advisory

Income and Impact: Peeling Back the Labels in Labeled Bonds. ajackson. Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:04. For investors focused on sustainability, labeled bonds can represent a powerful opportunity to pursue positive environmental or social change while also earning attractive fixed income returns. However, with the tremendous growth in the labeled bond market and the proliferation of new and innovative financing structures, it has become all the more critical to conduct in-depth due diligence in order to

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Learning is Hard

The Irrelevant Investor

It's hard to ignore what's happening in decentralized finance. It's harder to understand what's happening. Like many of you, I've listened to podcasts , and I've read dozens of blog posts. And yet, I still can't explain this to a layperson. And that's okay. I've been here before. We all have. I didn't get interested in the stock market until after college.