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The issue of trusts in Brazil has been widely debated for the better part of the last decade. As a civil law jurisdiction, Brazil has historically shied away from the trust structure as a legislative reality. Of course, this has far from deterred prominent Brazilians from using the structure actively in their international planning.
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Here are four common tax penalties the IRS charges taxpayers, as well as tips for avoiding them...
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The recent rise in stocks have last year’s wish for a “soft landing” coming back to people’s minds...
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Wall Street fears recession and markets cannot move higher until the Fed gets more dovish. Until then, expect more temper tantrums. Washington Republicans took 15 rounds of voting to elect a speaker, the first time in a century this has happened.
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A paradigm can be colloquially defined as a set of standards or rules or a pattern by which we can attempt to determine or interpret the future course of events. A paradigm shift is a substantial change in those concepts or patterns. Today, the world of international tax and investment finds itself at the heart...
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With the recent rally in equity prices, the Fed has to be very careful on Wednesday as to the language and specific words it uses going forward. Markets appear to be pricing in a “pivot” to a more dovish to even though the broad consensus remains a 75bp hike in rates.
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There are currently 70% of stocks below their 52-week high. In the past during major bear markets, we peak at 80% prior to a recovery in equity markets.
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Markets are beginning to price in when “peak inflation” or a Fed pivot away from “hawkish” sentiment might occur.
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As to the fundamentals, history suggests that the rapid rises in the dollar, interest rates and oil prices over the past couple of years represent a uniquely bearish trifecta that will likely have a very negative effect on earnings over the next year or so.
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The Fed has re-iterated it is willing to sacrifice a good economy, a robust labor market, and growth in order to get ahead of inflation. The problem is like several tightening cycles: Too late, too much, too fast, and as we enter a recession in clear denial: too long.
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