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Robert N. Gordon

Robert N. Gordon is the chief executive of Twenty-First Securities Corp. and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-n-gordon-22b662b1

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Another side of the carried-interest debate

As the debate over carried-interest taxes gains national attention, Robert N. Gordon warns that the levies wouldn't just hit hedge fund managers. Here's why Investors should be worried, too.

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Tax reform of financial products?

The idea may be theoretically interesting, but it is too complex and practically unworkable

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Looking inside the president’s budget

Included are several revenue raisers, including new reforms, old standbys and one big surprise

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For wealthy, a hard fall off the cliff

For those who make more than $450,000 a year, New Year’s Eve brought no good news. These high-income…

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A surefire way to cut taxes for shareholders

Recently, an old friend called to commiserate about the possible spike in taxes on dividends. He made a…

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A better approach to taxing gains?

Late last year, I attended a hearing of the congressional Joint Committee of Taxation on the taxation of…

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Last chance to double up on losses

A core principle of managing portfolios for tax efficiency is disciplined loss harvesting

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Top marginal tax rates may skyrocket

The political winds have shifted and “millionaires” now are expected to shoulder much of the burden of balancing the budget

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Last chance to re-characterize

Much has been written about the opportunity to undo, or re-characterize, a Roth IRA conversion if the assets in the account depreciate

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Are your clients traders or investors?

Under U.S. tax law, investment expenses are considered miscellaneous itemized deductions