Equities

A New Paradigm in Active Equity

Equity market concentration and technological innovation are two hot topics for active equity investors today. We argue that a systematic approach is uniquely positioned to capitalize on these topics.

Annual ESG Report 2024

Tax Aware

CRUTs, Tax-Aware Strategies, and Concentrated Stock Diversification

When implemented well, CRUTs can be a valuable tool, combining wealth preservation with philanthropy. Our latest papers are meant to help investors maximize the benefits of these strategies.

Tax Aware

The Enduring Appeal of Gain Deferral, Part 4

Our first post in this series showed the power of deferral for building wealth; our second showed how robust the value of deferral is to changes in future tax rates on capital gains; our third considers whether deferral is still the right choice if an investor is able to find a strategy with a higher expected return. Here, we build on Part 3 by adding a tool investors and advisors increasingly have access to: tax-aware transition.

Tax Aware

A Brief Guide to the Mathematics and Taxation of Charitable Remainder Unitrusts

We provide a practical guide for financial planners and wealth management professionals on charitable remainder unitrusts (CRUTs).

Tax Aware

Combining Charitable Remainder Unitrusts and Tax-Aware Strategies to Diversify Low-Basis Stock

We show how combining charitable remainder unitrusts (CRUTs) with tax-aware strategies can help investors diversify low-basis stock and enhance after-tax wealth accumulation. Our findings suggest that investors and their advisors should integrate philanthropy and investment management to optimize wealth preservation and charitable impact.

Tax Aware

The Enduring Appeal of Gain Deferral, Part 3

Our first post in this series showed the power of deferral for building wealth, and our second showed how robust the value of deferral is to changes in future tax rates on capital gains. But what if you’re able to find a new investment with a higher expected return?

Asset Allocation

Portable Alpha: Why Now?

As stock market valuations continue to rise and expected returns correspondingly fall, many investors are hoping to rely more on alpha from active management to make up for a potential future return gap. Unfortunately, long-only active management has struggled during recent history. We review why portable alpha may be an attractive alternative solution in today’s market environment. We also discuss what aspects of a portable alpha solution are important for investors to consider when selecting between implementations.

Tax Aware

Our Research into Tax-Aware Long-Short Investing

As the concept of tax-aware long-short investing becomes a mainstay of private wealth planning, we wanted to clearly articulate some core findings of our research, and help parse the jargon of this rapidly growing but sometimes confusing area.

ESG Investing

Sustainable Commodities Investing

Investors seeking to incorporate sustainability considerations into their commodities portfolios may have a variety of ESG objectives. In many ways, assessing which commodities are sustainable is the easy part. The more difficult part is identifying what investment action in commodities will achieve an ESG goal. This paper explores several types of commodities-related sustainability motivations, and how they may be mapped to consistent investment action.