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Opalesque Exclusive: Transfers of wealth through low valued and illiquid hedge funds present opportunities for tax efficiency - Pluris Valuation

Monday, December 14, 2009

From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York:

As holiday gift lists are being drawn up, the remaining 16 days of 2009 offer hedge fund investors and managers opportunities to transfer hedge fund shares to family members for what can be substantial tax benefits. In 2009 these transfers take on special significance because so many hedge funds remain below value or gated. While both these situations are less than ideal from an investment perspective, they do create optimal windows for gifting shares to children and spouses at much lower tax rates than seen previously, or in the future as fund performance recovers.

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