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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

The Big Picture

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” That line is just another in a long series of falsehoods put forth by the professional b *s at the National Retail Federation. This costs retailers anywhere between $15-20 billion annually in the US. No, “ nearly half ” of $94.5

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Research links: stuck in a rut

Abnormal Returns

Retail Using LLMs to identify retail trader strategies. wealthmanagement.com) How factor investors can hone in on after-tax returns. blogs.cfainstitute.org) How the number of firms in an industry affects idiosyncratic volatility. papers.ssrn.com) A look at the value, or lack thereof, of WallStreetBets stock picks.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (May 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that robo-advisor Betterment entered into a $9M settlement with the SEC for misrepresenting its tax-loss harvesting practices in its client agreements and marketing materials compared with its actual practices (e.g.,

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Saturday links: a box of delights

Abnormal Returns

wsj.com) TSA numbers show continued strong travel demand. wsj.com) Technology Retailers want you to shop on your phone, not your laptop. thecooldown.com) Dr. Pepper has passed Pepsi for number two on the U.S. betterletter.substack.com) Taxes matter: the NHL edition. (nbcnews.com) This is kinda cool. soda sales list.

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Employee Retention Credit: Helping Clients By Assessing Rules And Eligibility In 4 Phases

Nerd's Eye View

government designed a number of small business relief packages to incentivize companies to keep workers on their payrolls. One of these was the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a tax credit that eligible small businesses could take against their employment taxes.

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Tax Changes This Year: Solar Panel Tax Credit, Electric Vehicle Tax Credit and More

Your Richest Life

Whether you’re preparing to file , waiting on a refund , or have already paid your tax bill, you might notice some differences this year. First of all, many taxpayers are noticing smaller refunds or higher tax bills this year than in the previous two years. For 2022-2032, Congress set the credit at 30 percent the cost of installation.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Banning Wall Street’s biggest municipal bond underwriters has foisted a hidden tax on their residents totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. They have each other’s phone numbers. January retail surge: finding the signal in the noise Source: BofA Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here.

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