Tax Implications of Investments: Dividends vs. Capital Gains
June 19, 2025
You have invested your money in an asset – such as stock, mutual funds, bonds, etc. – and you’re probably
Tag: Investments
The Irony of Investment Advisers
January 18, 2024
You’ve decided to work with an investment adviser, instead of a stockbroker, in part because that adviser proudly told you
Securities Regulators Remove Safeguards: Heightened Risks for Investors
December 7, 2023
On November 17, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s request to loosen supervision standards
The Market, Brokers, and Advisors, Oh My
August 25, 2022
The stock market has been especially volatile this year. And if the markets maintain this level of volatility, we fully
The Market Is Down – The Securities Practice Is Busy, Right?
July 7, 2022
The stock market has demonstrated sustained volatility this year that we simply haven’t seen for more than a decade. Though
Don’t Be Surprised – QOZs Are Not Like Traditional Real Estate Investments
March 11, 2020
Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) were created to drive economic investment and job creation in distressed areas so as to spur
Opportunity Zones in Ohio are More Attractive with Added State Tax Benefits
August 29, 2019
Opportunity Zones have been the topic of much discussion since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in
Special Purpose Vehicles: A Solution for Too Many Investors?
July 26, 2018
One of the most fundamental challenges facing a start-up company is how to find investors. After all, a start-up needs
Report Authored by McCarthy Lebit’s Hugh Berkson Prompts Pro-Investor Congressional Initiative
March 8, 2018
In February 2016, while Hugh Berkson was President of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), he researched and authored an
XIV – An Investment in High Velocity Loss
March 1, 2018
Many people recently suffered a highly publicized financial disaster, accounts of which prominently concern the trading symbols VIX and XIV.