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

Robert N. Gordon
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Why President Obama's estate tax proposal is a big deal
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2015
Why President Obama's estate tax proposal is a big deal

The president's proposed change in step-up in basis would have a major impact on high-net-worth earners' taxes, according to Robert N. Gordon.

New cost-basis rules for options
RETIREMENT TAX JAN 11, 2015
New cost-basis rules for options

Problems can arise because of a gap between tax laws and what a broker must report to clients.

Year-end tax strategies for 401(k)s, stock options and Roth conversions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 16, 2014
Year-end tax strategies for 401(k)s, stock options and Roth conversions

December to January offers a great window of time to optimize your financial decisions for low taxes.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 14, 2014
Some year-end tax strategies to consider

RETIREMENT TAX NOV 16, 2014
Working around the wash-sale rule

Options can be handy tools for loss harvesting, but be careful you don't run afoul of the IRS

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 07, 2014
How are REIT dividends taxed?

Distributions retain the tax characteristics of what happened in the REIT

Inversions the latest tax-cutting strategy
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 21, 2014
Inversions the latest tax-cutting strategy

U.S. corporations have been going through a series of reinventions to minimize bite from the IRS.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2014
Derivative basket options questioned

RETIREMENT TAX MAY 13, 2014
Out-of-state trusts may lose appeal

New York alters rules to stop taxpayers from avoiding state taxes by setting up trusts elsewhere.

Not all MLP funds created equal
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 24, 2013
Not all MLP funds created equal

Some go to extraordinary lengths to qualify for preferential treatment under the tax code.