Investing methods, with evidence

How much of your return do you actually keep?

Tax takes more than fees, and the fixes sold hardest are worth the least. Direct answers, the arithmetic, and the sources. For investors with taxable accounts and their advisers.

Education, not advice. No products.

Who this is for

Three readers, one site

A large taxable account

Tax is the biggest cost you control. Start with what it takes and which levers pay.

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An independent adviser

Sourced arithmetic you can quote to clients, and tools built on the same evidence.

For advisers
A first brokerage account

The same rules apply at any size. Learn them before the gains are large.

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Author

Li Liang

Systematic investment researcher · Irvine, California

Fifteen years in systematic investment research: index design at a large asset manager, portfolio management at an equity hedge fund, and an MIT master’s in computer science focused on optimization. About

Fifteen years of systematic investment research. No securities named, no market views.

Product In development

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A tax-aware strategy against an S&P 500 fund: 20 years, 3 tax profiles, 16 market scenarios. Simulated, not a track record.

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