JCF Hosts 2nd Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast

Jewish Communal Fund hosted its Second Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast this morning at Bloomberg LP headquarters. Bloomberg Radio’s Pimm Fox, co-host of Taking Stock (weekdays 2pm-6pm), masterfully moderated a panel of distinguished market analysts and portfolio managers. Speakers at the JCF event included Timothy Baker, CFA, Director and Sr. Product Strategist for BlackRock Global Equities; Jonathan Golub, Managing Director…

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Updated: Effective Top Marginal Income Tax Rates for 2015

[Note: To view the entire chart, please click here. This article is an updated excerpt from a presentation Jay Friedman delivered at JCF’s CLE/CPE Seminar on June 6.] As a result of the enactment of the Medicare surtax, which is now applicable to both earned and investment income, effective individual income tax rates are now different for…

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Mario Gabelli Addresses JCF’s Advisors Breakfast

GAMCO’s Mario Gabelli addressed a standing-room only crowd at JCF’s Advisors Breakfast on April 18 at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in Manhattan. He spoke about the topic: “Value Investing – is it Still the Way to Go?” Attendees included Trust & Estate attorneys, financial advisors and family office professionals. If you haven’t already, check…

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Brave New World of Itemized Deductions

It seems that we dodged a bullet at the end of the year when the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 spared the charitable deduction. With all the talk during last year’s budget season about limiting the tax benefit to 28% as well as what passed for dialogue during the Presidential campaign about placing overall…

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5 Key Ways to Guest Blog Effectively – Advisor Edition

Done well, seminars and blogs brand you as the expert, and directly lead to new business, new word-of-mouth referrals, and more speaking engagements. Done poorly, it can be a waste of your time and money. Well, not a total waste: At least you’re getting your name out there. But will they remember it? Will they…

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