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Using Section 351 Exchanges To Tax-Efficiently Reallocate Portfolios With Embedded Gains

Nerd's Eye View

Following the long run-up in the US equity markets since the bottom of the 2008–2009 financial crisis, many investors with taxable investment accounts have likely found themselves with high embedded gains in their portfolios. While the gains signal portfolio growth, they also create challenges for ongoing management.

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At the Money: Meb Faber on Tax Aware ETFs

The Big Picture

Would you like to diversify but also defer paying big capital gains taxes? But suddenly they find themselves sitting on an uncomfortably large percentage of their portfolio in a single name. It gets to be a bigger, bigger percentage of your portfolio. You get lopsided in your portfolio, and then many investors simply feel stuck.

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Three Tax Loss Harvesting Strategies to Grow Client Portfolios

Wealth Management

The turbulent market environment offers investors the chance to harvest losses and strategically reposition portfolios.

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Will my Social Security be Taxed?

The Chicago Financial Planner

You’ve paid Social Security taxes over the course of your working life and you’ve earned these benefits. Many retirees and others collecting Social Security wonder about the tax treatment of their benefit. The answer to the question in the title is that your Social Security benefits may be subject to taxes.

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#FASuccess Ep 412: 3X’ing The Business With No More Than 50 Great Clients By Hyperfocusing On Who You Can Add The Most Value For, With Anjali Jariwala

Nerd's Eye View

So, whether you're interested in learning about building a profitable hyperfocused practice, implementing a marketing approach that reaches a firm's ideal target client, or adding value for clients by offering advanced tax planning, then we hope you enjoy this episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast, with Anjali Jariwala.

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Personal finance links: a boring portfolio

Abnormal Returns

apolloacademy.com) How higher property taxes would help unlock the housing market. (redfin.com) More unmarried couples are buying houses together. wsj.com) 10 facts about the U.S. housing market including '40% of U.S. homes don't have a mortgage.' msn.com) Aging Spending more money doesn't necessarily make for a more fulfilling retirement.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 29–30)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that younger "DIY" investors are more likely to be interested in working with a human advisor than their older counterparts, suggesting an opportunity for advisors to tap into this demographic (perhaps by setting minimum planning fees that ensure these clients can be served profitably today (..)