To help everyone out a little bit, I thought I’d use my 11+ years in the emerging and diverse manager space to create a handy-dandy checklist to determine whether or not a fund may be emerging. After all, it seemed like a great project for a winter weekend when 0.5 inches of snow has me pinned inside the house like the Southerner I am

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Interest in cryptocurrency funds is surging, but the area is new, complex, and unique. Uncertainty about trading, compliance, valuation, custody, and taxation of digital assets abounds – listen to the podcast

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was enacted Dec. 22, 2017. Among the many provisions included in the TCJA is new code section 199A, which allows a deduction of 20 percent for certain pass-through income. For this purpose, pass-through businesses include partnerships, S corporations and sole proprietorships. Due to uncertainty as to the types of businesses that may qualify for the deduction, and the many limitations and exceptions, this code section is one of the more complex provisions in the TCJA

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It’s my job as a trader and speculator to recognize stock market bubbles, and I think I’ve located the next one. It’s a fairly new industry and I’ll tell you what it is in a minute

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