How to earn interest rate equivalents and pay less in tax {PFP Section}

Investors have regained interest in investing in bonds in this higher interest rate environment. In this episode of the PFP Section podcast, Bob Keebler, CPA/PFS, interviews expert Mark Fichtenbaum, JD, LLM, to guide CPA financial planners on how to give rise to interest like income while paying long term capital gain rates. They discuss:

· How to create the economic equivalent of interest income using option strategies

· The after-tax benefits of using option strategies versus investing in assets that create ordinary interest income

· How to structure the option transaction to create a higher after-tax return in a safe and low risk way

· The best scenario of using this strategy when you have clients with capital loss carry forwards

· When this strategy may not make sense

For more resources related to this episode, access:

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• Use the slide deck to follow along with the discussion.

• The Proactive Planning Toolkit, exclusive to PFP Section members.

• Join Bob Keebler for his year-end planning webcast on October 30th and November 13th. CPE for this webcast is included with your PFP Section membership.

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