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Advisor Upside

Mind the Gap: Clients Want More Tax Planning Than Advisors Offer

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Technology like AI, however, is making it easier for advisors to offer more tax management.

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Advisor Upside

Not All Charitable Giving Is Equal When It Comes to Taxes

There’s a lot to consider about how much and when to donate to get the biggest tax benefits from charitable giving.

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Retirement Upside

Diversification Beyond Asset Allocation: Account Types Matter

Clients who are overly concentrated in tax-deferred vehicles like traditional IRAs and 401(k)s might consider Roth conversions.

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Advisor Upside

Model Behavior: Providers Focus on Taxes and Alts

Advisors are all about tax efficiency, but they aren’t as sold on the need for private markets investments.

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Retirement Upside

Selling Your RIA As a Retirement Strategy? Mind the Terms

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The dollar figures in RIA M&A transactions are eye-popping, but that’s only part of the story.

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Advisor Upside

Schwab Earnings Boosted by Latest Tax-Focused Strategy

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Executives said the firm’s 21% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter was partly due to RIAs’ continued interest in long-short strategies.

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Advisor Upside

Long-Short SMAs Aim to Keep the Tax Losses Flowing

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It’s become harder for direct-indexing strategies to generate the tax losses that underpin much of SMAs’ appeal.

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