See the latest research papers from the team at White Oaks

Investing in Dividend Stocks

Alex Duty, Investment Analyst, CFA® for White Oaks, explores dividend stock investing as a theory. 

The Magic of Diversification

Alex Duty, Investment Analyst, CFA® for White Oaks, explains the relationship between volatility and returns, and the ways diversification offers investors a reduced standard deviation without compromising their portfolio’s mean return.

Worried About the Market During This Election?

Sharon Bloodworth, President of White Oaks Wealth Advisors, explains why you shouldn’t let the turmoil surrounding the upcoming election cloud your judgement when it comes to investing in the stock market.

Has Passive Won?

Learn where and how passive investing strategies should be used.

Things That Matter for Investors II

Understand the four factors within an investor’s control that will lead to better portfolio results.

Forecasts and Other Follies

Long-term financial planning.

Three Things Executives Often Miss in Maximizing Their Stock Based Compensation

Stock based compensation is an excellent tool in building personal wealth.

Thieves, Crooks and Idiots, OH MY!!

Learn to separate the good advisors from the bad advisors and make sure your information is secure.

The Return of “Pease”

The history behind the limitation on itemized deductions (Pease) and how to plan for it now.

Tax and Financial Planning Benefit

Learn about the benefits Top Executives can receive and how it benefits HR departments in an organization as well.

Demystifying the Alternative Minimum Tax

A Guide to Common Triggers and Planning Strategies.

White Oaks “Three Flavors”

A Summary of Investing Models and their differences.

White Oaks Private Vault

Learn All About Our Valuable Document Storage Tool.

American Taxpayer Relief Act 2012

An Overall Summary of the American Taxpayer Relief Act.

Portfolios for Interesting Times

Generation 3 Portfolio design and measuring long-term strategy.

Creating the Winning Team

Tools and tips for creating your ideal asset allocation strategy for your portfolio.

Payroll Tax on Investments

2013 Brings Possible Payroll Tax on Investments as New Medicare Taxes Become Effective.

The Costs and Benefits of Purchasing a Second Home

A vacation home can provide a welcome escape for you and your family, but it’s wise to examine the financial viability of the investment before you buy.

The GroupThink Dilemma

How does GroupThink effect the investment markets and techniques to help keep it at bay.

Volatility: Friend or Foe?

Volatility has both, an upside and a downside. How long will these issues persist? There are a number of strategies that can utilize volatility.

Costs of Financial Advisory Relationship

Selecting a financial advisor is a lot like choosing a contractor. Cost is just one of the factors. Picking the lowest or the highest bidder won’t guarantee you the best value or service for your situation.

Cyber-Security: Everyone’s High Stakes War (provided by HUB International)

Identity theft via cyber-security is an increasingly common issue that poses a threat for everyone. Learn how to help protect your assets, understand your risks and what to do when it happens to you.

How ’bout dem taxes?

High state income taxes have long been considered part of the Minnesota way of life, along with ice fishing and Ole and Lena jokes, but as the Minnesota Legislature considers moving our state income tax to the highest in the nation, let’s make sure that the joke isn’t on us.

Not Just Dreaming But Achieving

How to effectively implement a cash flow plan.

Hedge Funds In A Wealth Management Strategy

This paper explores the nature and purpose of Hedge Funds/Alternative Investments within a wealth management strategy. Should wealth advisory services be cognizant of how these work in an overall plan and are they appropriate?

Tax Efficiency: The White Oaks Perspective

In 2004, prior to the last Presidential election, I wrote a paper entitled “Pay Me Later or Pay Me Now” that dealt with whether or not it was prudent to defer taxes. The political climate has changed since then and much is being made now of “tax efficiency.” Here is an updated re-examination of the hypothesis that tax deferral is always desirable for investors.

The True Meaning Of Risk

What is risk as it relates to a wealth management strategy? Is it an academic, numerical measure or is it the risk of meeting or not meeting important wealth management objectives? This paper examines these questions.

Defer Taxes?

Tax deferral programs have served investors well in the past, but future shifts in the political environment and potential tax rate increases may cause this to change.

Managing Concentrated Positions in Your Portfolio

Concentrated positions bring the potential for increased volatility—massive windfalls or crushing losses. Here are some techniques for assessing and managing concentrated positions in your portfolio.

The AMT Horror

The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) was originally designed to prevent extremely wealthy individuals from skirting their income taxes. Unfortunately, the AMT has grown into a tax trap that haunts millions of Americans each year. But with some understanding and foresight, it is possible to make the AMT work to your advantage.

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