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Tax-smart transitions allow advisors to help investors and grow their businesses With tax season and market uncertainty on the minds of investors, now is the time for advisors to capitalize on one of their greatest opportunities to drive new assets to their practice: tax-smart portfolio transition. Recent market volatility,…

Advisors need systematic tax management to compete & win “Money-in-motion” generally means opportunity for financial advisors. But what’s driving money-in-motion in the current environment? At 55ip, our belief is that industry trends and innovation—specifically, the shift to fee-based advice, the growth of models and indexing, and demographic transition from savings…

Market volatility and proposed tax plans support the benefits of automated tax technology For many financial advisors, tax-loss harvesting is a burdensome year-end process. It requires substantial manual effort and is often reserved for larger client accounts. This year could be especially onerous, with the gains realized as the market…

Watch Dennis Follmer, Head of Investments at 55ip, discuss how advisors can seize opportunities created by market volatility to better serve new and existing clients, transition them into updated strategies while managing their tax bill, and use losses created by market turmoil to further those portfolio transitions using tax-smart investment management tools—all executed simply and quickly with 55ip’s ActiveTax Technology®.

With the presidential election just a few days away, the country is living in a state of heightened uncertainty, unsure of the outcome and the ripple effect it may have on the already fragile U.S. markets and economy. A major consideration in overall financial stability for investors is tax planning,…

Advisors today are being asked to do more than ever for their clients. Financial planning, investment management, and client service are all part of the required service package, yet each is essentially a full-time job. Investment management is potentially the key practice area where efficiency gains have the most potential…