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Providing the nuanced perspective that tends to be missing in wealth management.
Believing in your company and having too much of your net worth in your company's stock are two completely different decisions. Most tech employees treat them like the same decision, and it is one of the most expensive mistakes I see.
Most people treat a sabbatical as an emotional decision. It is also one of the most underrated financial decisions you will ever make, and if you get the math wrong you can set yourself back five to ten years without realizing it is happening.
Sitting on a large NVIDIA, Meta, Google, or pre IPO stock position and afraid to sell because of the tax bill? You are not alone, and exchange funds are one of the most talked about solutions in wealth management right now. But they are also one of the most misunderstood.
A viewer sent me his early retirement plan. He is 44, has $6.1M, and wants to retire in May 2028 without selling a single share of his concentrated tech portfolio. His strategy? Buy, Borrow, Die, funded by SPX box spreads.
Sitting on a large capital gain from a business sale, concentrated stock, or appreciated real estate? Opportunity Zones may be one of the most powerful tax tools in the code, and the rules just changed.
What if you could sell your business for $15 million and pay $0 in federal capital gains tax? It's not a loophole. It's Section 1202 of the tax code, also known as QSBS (Qualified Small Business Stock), and it just got a major upgrade in July 2025.
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