Here we are again.
The S&P 500 is back to 3,000, the Dow 27,000, Nasdaq 7,950 and Russell 1,550 so all is well(ish) for the moment. Earnings have been, so far, on track for most of our early reporting companies but notable misses from big companies like AA, GS, UNP and ERIC have kept investors slightly concerned while the economic reports have generally been trending down.
We'll see the Leading Economic Indicators Report at 10am but it doesn't really matter as we have Kaplan at 9, George and Kaplan at 10, Kashkari at 10:30, Clarida at 11:30 and Kaplan again at 5pm so whatever message Kaplan is selling is one the Fed is looking to make sure is repeated over and over again.
I'm not sure what they are doing with Kaplan as his 9am is supposedly in Washington, DC while his 10am is scheduled for Denver but he's an economist, not a physicist - so he probably doesn't know that's not physically possible… On Wednesday, Kaplan said the Fed was "actively debating issuing a digital currency" so BitCoin fans may want to pay attention to his speeches as well.
Kaplan also "admitted" what I've maintained for years - that the Fed's ZIRP policy is a reaction to the US Government's $23 TRILLION in debt because each 1% of interest paid on bonds now translates to $230Bn out of the Government's budget. Kaplan also noted: “People around the world are working real hard to try to find alternatives to dollars and dollar infrastructure because the more they’re invested in that, the more susceptible they are to sanctions, tariffs and what’s going on right now.”
In other words, Trump's erratic behavior is now threatening the Dollar's role as the World's reserve currency - Putin couldn't have done more damage to our country if he had bombed us than Trump has done - and this mess can't be cleaned up easily. Losing our status as the World's reserve currency could put us just a step or two away from bankruptcy - just like companies with too much debt that get downgraded are thrown into chaos.
IN PROGRESS
Mindspace REIT IPO Details:
Issue Open Date: 27th July 2020
Issue Close Date: 29th July 2020
Equity Shares offered: 6.77 Cr
Price Band: 274-275
Issue Size: 4,500 Cr
Min Lot Size: 200 (Rs. 55,000)
Purpose of the offer
Net Proceeds of the issue are proposed to be utilized in:
Promoted by Cape Trading LLP and Anbee Constructions LLP (Blackstone & K Raheja Group) Mindspace REIT was registered with SEBI on December, 2019, at Mumbai. Mindspace Business Parks REIT has a quality office portfolio in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai.
The business parks in Mumbai are Mindspace Airoli East Business Park, Mindspace Airoli West Business Park, Paradigm Mindspace Malad and The Square, BKC(2). The properties in the Pune include Commerzone Yerwada Business Park, Gera Commerzone Kharadi Business Park and The Square, Nagar Road. The Chennai property of the company is Commerzone Porur. And, the office parks in Hydrabad are Commerzone Pocharam and Mindspace Madhapur.
The total leasable area of Mindspace Business Parks is 12.1 msf, 11.6 msf, 5.0 msf and 0.8 msf in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai, respectively.
With total leasable area of 29.5 msf, it has one of the largest Grades-A office portfolios in India. The under-construction area of the company is 2.8 m sq ft. The future construction of Mindspace Business is spread across Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai in a 3.6 m sq ft area.
Mindspace REIT holds premium properties in four different metropolitan cities where demand for commercial properties is high. It has close to 50% property leased to IT and ITes and no particular client contributes more than 8% in gross rentals.
India is experiencing high growth in captive support services of MNCs and existing IT services companies thanks to low cost human resources and English speaking population. This makes commercial REIT attractive as they will have good demand for companies shifting their backend/support to India.
From FY18 to FY20, Mindspace has leased 7.6 msf of office space and grown its portfolio by 4.9 msf primarily through strategic on-campus development. Maintained high occupancy of 92% and saw rental growth of 6.7% CAGR.
Based on stated income distribution (yield) of 7.5%, it may appear reasonably priced but with risk of fall in distribution, limited growth component, this yield is inadequate. We recommend AVOID.
There might be fall in REIT price to reflect better yield as distribution may remain constant while fall in REIT price increases our Return on Investment. We will be tracking the REIT for investment at a later date.
We are very positive on the opportunity available to invest in Real Estate through REIT, but we are cautious to make any decision about making a Real Estate investment today due to i) lower yield, ii) uncertainty on near to medium term trend in real estate iii) limited growth avenues within this REIT to compensate paying up.
REIT is a pool of developed assets held and protected by Trustee. It receives rental from lessee and managers handle the collection and maintenance of facilities. This is closet to holding actual real estate in exchange of earning a rent on the same. Usually commercial real estate are best to own as they accrue better rental yield and growth in yield in lines with inflation, assuming no competition or demand issues.
Real Estate as an asset class provides non-correlated returns to equity and gold. It also has regular income similar to Fixed income. Investors with smaller surplus (less than Rs. 3-5 Cr) can diversify their assets into real estate through REIT as smaller portfolio can’t invest in real estate directly due to large ticket size of property. For larger portfolio, investing in 1-2 commercial properties or shops is a good way to diversify their savings.
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The Stretch IRA (individual retirement account) was a popular tax strategy. The strategy benefitted wealthy people who wanted to leave their robust retirement accounts to their heirs. However, there are alternatives to the retirement account that can benefit investors.
Stretch IRA
In this TradingSim article, I’ll explain what a stretch IRA is. I’ll also detail how people benefitted it from it before 2020. Then, I will explain how recent legislation essentially ended the stretch IRA. This article will also explain what alternatives exist to help taxpayers rebalance their portfolios to pass their retirement accounts down to their loved ones.
A stretch IRA is a strategy that taxpayers used to pass a 401k or IRA down to a family member. When a person uses that strategy, they don’t have to pay taxes on the IRA after it’s passed down to their heirs.
The term stretch IRA comes from the ability to pass the account down from generation to generation and “stretch” the account for many years. If a taxpayer is investing on their own, they were able to to use stretch IRA’s to benefit their investment strategies.
Brian Graff is the president and CEO of the American Retirement Association. He wrote about the details of IRAs as estate planning for taxpayers.
“An IRA is an estate planning technique used to effectively spread the taxation of an inherited IRA by choosing a grandchild as a designated beneficiary,” wrote Graff.
“Under current rules, when an IRA account holder dies, the inherited IRA is generally required to be distributed over the life expectancy of the beneficiary. That would obviously be a long time — or ‘stretched’ — in the case of a grandchild beneficiary,” added Graff.
Financial Expert
Jeffrey Levine is a tax expert and a CPA and CEO of BluePrint Wealth Alliance. He noted that many wealthy taxpayers have used the strategy to benefit their surviving family members after they pass away.
“It makes sense: Once you’re dead, you don’t need a retirement account,” said Levine.
Financial expert Ric Edelman is co-founder of Edelman Financial Engines. He said that stretch IRA’s were a source of income.
“The Stretch IRA was a loophole. IRAs are designed to be lifetime income for you,” said Edelman.
Apple stock is a popular stock for investors who have stretch IRAs
In a traditional IRA, a person takes the required minimum distribution after turning 72 by April 1. The IRS determines the required minimum distribution by taking the account balance on December 31 of the previous year.
After that, the IRS calculates the number of years left in an account holder’s life expectancy. The IRS “Uniform Lifetime” table makes that determination. The account holders and spouse beneficiaries withdrew their funds at a certain age. They withdrew funds by the age of 72 as well.
In contrast, in a stretch IRA, an account holder names their youngest relatives as beneficiaries instead of their spouses. The account gains value because it can take longer to cash out the IRA with a younger beneficiary.
The required minimum distributions are small enough to warrant smaller taxes. If an account holder’s spouse is named as a beneficiary, they roll the IRA over in their name. After that, they name a younger family member as a beneficiary to stretch the IRA without paying taxes.
While many wealthy people saw the stretch IRA as a way to expand wealth, many critics say it’s a way for the well-off to dodge paying taxes on their wealth. Former President Obama proposed a budget in 2016. In that proposed budget, non-spouse beneficiaries spend their IRA funds within five years. Tax expert Jeffrey Levine noted in 2019 that the limit would end the stretch IRA.
“In contrast, today such beneficiaries are generally able to extend distributions from their inherited retirement accounts over their life expectancy,” wrote Levine.
“To be very clear, this provision would effectively mark the death of the ‘stretch IRA,’ and all the tax benefits that come along with it,” added Levine.
Obama’s proposal in 2016 laid the groundwork for the SECURE Act.
Zombies
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement ( SECURE) Act in 2020 marked the end of the stretch IRA in its current incarnation. In that legislation, there were a variety of changes to retirement account rules. As a result of the changes, an account holder’s beneficiaries have to withdraw from an inherited IRA within 10 years.
Because of that change, beneficiaries can’t stretch the IRA tax-free for generations. Bill Van Sant is the senior vice president and managing director at Girard. He commented on how the end of stretch IRA’s affect inherited accounts.
“The result will most likely be a quicker depletion of the inherited IRA but also more of the inherited IRA going to taxes, especially if the beneficiary is working during the time in which they have to spend down this IRA,” said Van Sant.
“For a lot of people, the bulk of their wealth has been established in their IRAs,” said Michael Repak, vice president and senior estate planner with Janney Montgomery Scott.
“This law, even though it didn’t get the publicity of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, will have an equal impact on estate planning,” he added.
“Any time a change like this comes along it forces the profession to revisit the arithmetic of their planning techniques,” said Repak. “Truth be told, we’re all in the same boat and trying to evaluate it all.”
Graff noted that there were exceptions to the end of the stretch IRA. He said the legislation “would change the rules so that it generally would require inherited IRAs to be distributed — and taxed — within 10 years. However, in the case of beneficiaries who are children, the 10-year period would not run until the child turns 18.
“So theoretically you could still ‘stretch’ the distribution for 28 years if the grandchild is a newborn, which admittedly is much less than the child’s life expectancy. It is important to note there are broad exceptions to this rule for IRA beneficiaries who are disabled and for surviving spouses,” added Graff.
While the stretch IRA is mostly ineffective, there are exceptions to the rule.
As a result, many IRA holders have to make changes to their accounts. Rhian Horgan is the founder of Kindur, a retirement financial technology company. He advocates that people make their spouses beneficiaries of their accounts. With that action, they can spend the IRA within the 10-year window.
“Check your IRA beneficiaries. It may be more beneficial to name your spouse, rather than children, as the beneficiary as they are not subject to the 10-year distribution rules,” said Horgan.
In addition, the required minimum distribution age to make withdrawals changed. Before the SECURE ACT, the age was 70 1/2. Now that age is 72. Tony Drake, a certified financial planner, explained the details of the age changes.
“If you hit age 70 1/2 in 2019, you will need to take RMDs for 2019 and 2020 even though you don’t turn 72 until 2021. Those who turn age 70 1/2 in 2020 do not have to take their RMDs until age 72,” said Drake.
The SECURE Act impacts retirement accounts like stretch IRA’s
“The SECURE Act pushed that limit to age 72, allowing for IRA owners to defer paying tax on those funds while they, hopefully, keep growing,” added Drake.
Drake also noted that the SECURE Act helps IRA holders who are still working.
“The SECURE Act allows you to continue contributing to your IRA at any age as long as you are still working. This gives you a valuable tax deduction and helps you save more for retirement,” said Drake.
Drake also noted that small business owners can benefit from the SECURE Act.
“It encourages more small businesses to offer employees a 401(k) by utilizing tax credits to cover some of the cost,” said Drake.
“The SECURE Act allows plan providers to include more guaranteed lifetime income options, or annuities, in employer-sponsored 401(k)s,” added Drake.
Leon LaBrecque, chief growth officer of Sequoia Financial Group, noted that the new legislation will “open the whole door to a lot of financial planning.”
LaBreque also said that the SECURE Act impacts wealthy taxpayers. In addition, the legislation will impact middle-class IRA holders that are diligent savers.
“It really changes planning for anyone with an IRA bigger than about $400,000,” said LaBrecque. “And it wouldn’t just impact those with an IRA today,” said LaBrecque.
He noted it will impact “anyone with a large 401(k), 403(b), a pension plan, or any other retirement asset that will eventually get rolled into an IRA. This affects regular folks.”
“This law, even though it didn’t get the publicity of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, will have an equal impact on estate planning,” he added.
As a result of the SECURE Act, there are many implications for taxpayers. Jamie Hopkins is the director of retirement research and vice president of private client services at the financial advisory firm Carson Group. He notes that assets in an IRA would have less time to grow under the new legislation.
When a beneficiary withdraws from the IRA, they have to withdraw a greater amount of money that will push them into a higher tax bracket.
“For most people, that would push them into a higher tax rate,” said Hopkins.
That child is getting that money at a point in time when he or she is probably in their highest earning years,” say
David Levine is a tax attorney at Groom Law Group. He joked that it would be better for IRA holders to pass away in 2019. Taxpayers could have still benefited from the stretch IRA last year.
“In some cases, it may be better to die on Dec. 31, 2019 than Jan. 1, 2020,” said Levine.
Living Trust
In this bear market, IRA beneficiaries have to spend the money quicker than before. Ed Slott, a financial expert noted that IRA beneficiaries have to spend money quickly from any conduit trust that helped heirs inherit money.
Conduit trusts were similar to stretch IRAs. Trusts are a form of estate planning that gives the trust holders more control over their retirement accounts. Because of that leeway, they can let young beneficiaries extend IRA benefits. However, Slott noted that with the SECURE Act, the money must be withdrawn within a decade.
“Money is out [from the trust] after 10 years, and may get paid out to the very beneficiaries you used the trust to protect it from,” said Slott.
“Your trust won’t work anymore the way you thought it did. This is an emergency planning situation,” added Slott.
Many financial experts have different kinds of advice about how to handle the changes to the stretch IRA. Melissa Kahn is an advisor for State Street Global Advisors. She wants investors to talk to their financial advisors to change their estate planning.
“Advisors will want to talk to their individual clients as well as their small plan employers who may have used the ‘Stretch’ IRA tax rules for estate planning purposes. They will need to be aware of the changes and perhaps pivot to other estate planning strategies,” said Kahn.
Frederick Brackin is an associate in Gunster Law Firm’s Tax Law and Private Wealth Services. He advised IRA holders to have conduit trusts as alternatives to stretch IRA’s.
“For instance, if the client has named a conduit trust as a beneficiary, then that should immediately be discussed because under the new rule the payments to a conduit trust would flow through to the beneficiary of that trust over the 10-year period instead of over the beneficiary’s life expectancy under the prior rule,” said Brackin.
“The client may not want the beneficiary of that trust to receive such a substantial amount outright and therefore it may be necessary to amend the trust to provide for an accumulation trust instead of a conduit trust,” added Brackin.
Brackin adds that financial advisors should help IRA holders and advise them on how to work around the end of stretch IRAs.
“Therefore, advisors should work with clients to determine if a full or partial Roth conversion may make sense in that client’s specific situation. A Roth conversion will not be recommended under all circumstances, but where the correct circumstances exist,” said Brackin.
“For instance, if the account owner can pay the income tax on the conversion with funds that are outside of the retirement account, then the Roth conversion may be a way to work around some of the income tax issues created by the new 10-year rule,” added Brackin.
Steve Parrish is co-director of the Retirement Income Center at The American College of Financial Services. He noted that inherited IRAs will have to be reexamined.
“Inherited IRA trusts will have to be completely redrafted. Some new planning may come where the inherited IRA is deferred for 10 years after death and then paid out as a lump sum.” said Parrish.
If IRA holders still want to stretch their retirement account benefits to their loved ones, here are the top five alternatives.
If IRA holders still want to extend their IRAs, they can put their funds in accumulation trusts. Accumulation trusts are exempt from the SECURE Act if account holders take action.
While the SECURE Act requires IRA beneficiaries to withdraw their funds within 10 years, accumulation trusts can be an exception. If an IRA holder chooses, the trustee can decide to stretch the withdrawals out for several years.
Charlie Douglas, president of HH Legacy Investments, advises IRA holders to choose accumulation trusts. In that case, trustees have more control over how they give their heirs benefits.
“If you want the stretch benefit, you have to get rid of that [see-through] trust and go to an [accumulation] trust,” said Douglas.
While the trust may be beneficial to IRA holders, there is a tax burden. If they don’t choose traditional IRAs, there can be a hidden additional tax. With a traditional IRA, the trusts are taxed at a higher rate.
In addition to accumulation trusts, Roth IRAs are another good alternative to stretch IRAs. Financial advisor Michael Repak noted that the change to stretch IRAs may make investors look closer at Roth IRA’s.
“This will force people to take a hard look at Roth conversions,” said Repak.
An IRA conversion to a Roth IRA would mean a reduced tax bill for the account holders. In contrast, the IRS taxes withdrawals from traditional IRAs at a higher rate.
Google stock is a common holding in Roth IRAs
IRA expert Ed Slott noted that the Roth IRA’s can be a better alternative to a stretch IRA. It can also be better than a traditional IRA.
“That strategy was not workable once you turned 70 1/2 because the process starts by being eligible to make a contribution to a traditional IRA. Now, they can do the backdoor Roth even after 70 1/2,” said Slott.
When the IRA holder first converts their traditional account to a Roth IRA, there is a tax penalty in the year of the conversion. The original account holder pays income tax on the money that’s converted into a Roth IRA. Because the original money was never taxed, it has to be taxed as income.
Many taxpayers may see this conversion as costly. However, Rehak notes that the extra cost will have long-term benefits.
“Just about every planning technique involves some trade-offs. But the trade-offs can be worth it, said Repak.
Non-spouse beneficiaries of IRA holders withdraw benefits tax-free if the money was contributed using after-tax income. That’s possible if the account was five years old when the IRA holder passed away.
“Chipping away at the future tax liability due on withdrawals at low-income bracket levels over a number of years could be a favorable move,” said Greenman.
Christine Russell is a senior manager of retirement and annuities at TD Ameritrade. She recommends that IRA holders have different accounts for heirs that have different incomes.
“A solid strategy now is to have multiple primary beneficiaries,” says Russell.
“You could leave a bigger traditional IRA to a low earner, and a smaller Roth IRA to a high earner,” added Russell.
LaBrecque advised IRA holders could fund a completely new Roth IRA to leave inheritances to their heirs. The contribution limit is $6,000 if an account holder is under 50. If the account holder is 50 and older, the limit is $7,000. The income limit is $137,000 for single taxpayers and $203,000 for married couples.
LaBrecque noted that Roth IRAs can be part of an inheritance to bypass stretch IRAs. He also commented that Roth IRA’s can be used to sidestep the stretch IRA instead of leaving liquid cash.
“Instead of trying to leave them money when you die, you can use a Roth as part of their inheritance,” said LaBrecque.
Slott noted that wealthy IRA holders want to make sure the funds are not squandered or lost.
“Clients [with the largest IRA balances] are naturally concerned about post-death control. They built large IRAs and want to make sure that these funds are not misused, lost or squandered,” said Slott.
He notes that that IRAs are misused “by beneficiaries due to mismanagement, lawsuits, divorce, bankruptcy or by falling prey to financial scams or predators.”
“In order to keep your client’s IRA estate plan intact, the IRA portion will probably have to be replaced with either a Roth IRA (via lifetime Roth conversions) or with life insurance, which offers better leverage and flexibility since it won’t be subject to any post-death Secure Act limitations,” said Slott.
Financial experts have tax advice about Roth IRA conversions. Jeffrey Corliss is managing director and partner at RDM Financial Group. He advises IRA holders to pay taxes on Roth conversions from outside assets.
“You want to pay the taxes due on the conversion from outside assets and not from the converted IRA assets. Due to penalty issues, it is never better to pay with funds from the IRA being converted, especially if you are under [age] 59 ½,” said Corliss.
Corliss also believes that a Roth IRA would be a good alternative to a stretch IRA.
“Given the change to the stretch IRA provision in the SECURE Act, doing a Roth IRA conversion may make sense and is at least worth looking into with your tax adviser,” says Corliss. “It may save you or your heirs many dollars in income taxes.”
Van Sant spoke about how IRA beneficiaries can have tax benefits from Roth IRA’s.
“The original IRA owner will begin converting all or part of their IRA into a Roth IRA during their lifetime,” says Van Sant. “Although upon the original owner’s passing, the beneficiaries will still have to deplete the Roth IRA within 10 years, there will be no tax consequences [for the inheritors] as distributions from Roth IRAs are not subject to federal taxes.”
In addition to Roth IRA’s, life insurance is an option for people who want to bypass the stretch IRA’s.
Financial expert Ric Edelman noted that life insurance can be an asset to taxpayers. They can benefit from having a life insurance policy to pass down to heirs.
“Parents can spend all of their assets and the kids still get an inheritance,” said Edelman.
Greg Hammond is a financial professional with Hammond Iles Wealth Advisors. He noted that life insurance policies can reduce the taxes heirs have to pay.
“This strategy can be used by individuals of any age to increase the impact of their retirement funds. ” It can also “reduce the tax burden on their future heirs while paying less in income and estate taxes,” said Hammond.
Hammond noted that a life insurance policy can help limit tax liabilities for IRA holders.
“This ‘double impact’ retirement account strategy uses distributions from a retirement account to pay for a life insurance policy owned outside of the individual’s taxable state,” said Hammond.
It would “thereby leave an income and estate tax-free inheritance to their future heirs,” noted Hammond.
“Both the heirs and the charities receive the benefit of the planning, while potentially avoiding taxes,” added Hammond.
Disney stock is a common stock that’s passed down through stretch IRAs
While using life insurance as an alternative to stretch IRAs is a good strategy, it isn’t always affordable. If an IRA holder lists an heir as a beneficiary on a life insurance policy late in life, it may cost more. Michael Roberts is president of Arden Trust Company. He warns policy holders to add their beneficiaries as soon as possible.
“That premium wouldn’t be cheap, and you would need to be insurable,” said Roberts.
If IRA holders want to find an alternative to stretch IRAs, a generous life insurance policy is always a good option.
Another way to bypass stretch IRAs is to donate IRA funds to charities. Keith Bernhardt is vice president of retirement income for Fidelity Investments. He noted that charitable contributions can help an IRA holder’s heirs.
“You might also want to do charitable giving from an IRA now and leave more money in other assets to heirs”, said Bernhardt.
Craig Wild is a CPA and senior partner at Wild, Maney, & Resnick, LLP. He noted that taxpayers that take the standard deduction could lose a tax benefit.
“People that make charitable donations are losing the tax benefit if they’re taking the standard deduction,” said Wild.
If taxpayers over 70 want to make a direct donation from their IRA’s to charity, it can help heirs- and reap tax benefits. Wild noted that a qualified charitable contribution can meet the requirement to take minimum deductions.
“That’s an indirect way to get a tax benefit,” said Wild.
In addition, there are ways to help the beneficiaries as well.
Tim Steffen is a CPA and wealth management consultant with PIMCO. He echoes Wild’s assertion that the trust payment can copy the required minimum distribution to a beneficiary.
“In these cases, the payment you get off the trust can replicate the required minimum distribution the beneficiary would have taken from an IRA,” said Steffen.
“You get a payment from the charitable remainder trust instead of the IRA each year,” added Steffen.
While there is a tax deduction, the amount may be less because of the IRS. Thomas Neuhoff is a CPA with Henry & Peters in Tyler, Texas. He noted that the charitable deduction may be less than expected.
“The charitable deduction up front is so much smaller because of the rate set by the IRS,” said Neuhoff.
In addition to giving money to a charity, IRA holders can create charitable trusts as an alternative to stretch IRAs. While it is possible, the amount in the IRA that a holder needs could be hefty. Robert S. Keebler is a CPA and partner with Keebler & Associates LLP. He noted that a great amount is needed in an IRA to create a charitable trust.
“Realistically, you’ll need at least $500,000 in the IRA to make it worthwhile,” said Keebler.
If there is a tragedy involving an heir, Keebler notes that the money in the trust still goes to a charity.
“If you do it for the life of your child, and the child dies a month after you do”, there is a consequence. “Then that money goes to charity,” said Keebler.
Scott Bishop is vice president of financial planning with STA Wealth Management. He explained how charitable trusts are created.
“The asset owner could create and fund the trust with IRA assets at death, and beneficiaries would get a regular income stream from the trust,” said Bishop.
He also added that “similar to the required minimum distributions from an inherited IRA, which could be distributed over a certain amount of time or the beneficiary’s lifetime.”The assets are only taxed when they leave the trust.”
Repak noted that the longer that a person should carefully plan their charitable trust.
“The longer the period for the stream of payments, the less the tax deduction, so the term of the trust should be considered and coordinated with the IRA owner’s family goals and objectives,” said Repak.
“I think this is one of the most interesting options, but it’s important to bear in mind that this works best for a family that already has philanthropic intentions,” said Repak.
While giving to charity is something people should do anyway, creating a charitable trust can offer a way for IRA holders to help their heirs as well.
While the stretch IRA is effectively over, there are still options for account holders. These alternatives can help account holders pass down their hard-earned assets to their loved ones. With TradingSim’s informative articles, people can find the best information to have the best financial futures.
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There’s a myth about stop-loss orders that could decimate your trading account.
For newbies, I’ve heard it called death by a thousand papercuts. Even if you study, learn my patterns, and play by the rules, this one mistake could cost you. Over time, you could churn and burn your account, never gaining traction.
Or you could take a loss so big it’s difficult to recover. All because you followed the advice to set a stop-loss whenever you enter a trade.
I don’t use stop-loss orders. Ever. They’re NOT the smartest way to lower your risk as a trader. Keep reading for a full explanation.
Before that, you should understand the insanity of the current market…
Retail trading went crazy in the first half of 2020. A lot of people in lockdown suddenly had more time on their hands. They were spending less and looking to make more. Some lost their jobs and had no choice but to find a new way to make money.
And when college and professional sports also shut down it was like the perfect storm.
Day trading replaced sports betting as one of America’s favorite pastimes. The number of new accounts alone is staggering. Millions found their way to trading…
It’s cool so many people are getting into trading. What’s NOT cool? That so many are risking so much without getting an education first…
It's sad how many people hate/have lost their jobs, but need to care for their families so they try trading. May/June rocked, July has been tough, but today was great as SO MANY people banked on CRAZY runners…let's do it again tomorrow, it's all about preparation + opportunity!
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) July 30, 2020
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It’s a simple formula. Find all the people who aren’t investing and make it easy. Robinhood figured out how to take it one dangerous step further.
Ironically, there are myths about millennials and finance. “They don’t trust financial advisors. They’re overly confident in their own ability to invest wisely.” Actual data disputes those myths.
But one thing Robinhood got right is that millennials like games. And we can be impulsive. I don’t think that’s unique to my age group. But there are more outlets for impulsive behavior. And with the pandemic, a lot of people need an outlet.
So they created an app that can encourage impulse trading … degenerate gambler mentality. It can make investing seem easy. One tap on your smartphone screen and you’re in a trade. You even get an idea of which stocks are ‘trending’ when you log in.
Robinhood made it more enticing by adding rewards to the game. When you sign up for Robinhood and link your bank account, you get a ‘free’ stock.
What could possibly go wrong?
Robinhood claims to be democratizing investing and finance. But it created a situation where amateurs have access to complex financial instruments. Even those who stick to buying and selling stocks have little idea what they’re doing.
It’s all too easy — and ‘free.’ Just see what’s trending and hit buy…
Meanwhile, the company has to make money. So how does a ‘free’ broker like Robinhood make money from trades?
Payment for order flow (PFOF) isn’t new. It’s been happening for years with all major brokers. What is it?
When a retail trader puts in an order, the broker passes it along to a market maker. Market makers pay a tiny percentage per trade back to the broker. Again, nothing new. All brokers do it to some degree. It assures the trade gets executed.
Keep in mind that your broker should find the best possible execution for your trade. In 2019, Robinhood got fined for best execution violations. The company claims to have fixed the problem. I don’t know if they have. And I don’t care. I use these brokers. It’s not that I love them — they just suck the least for me.
So what’s the big deal? What does all this have to do with stop-loss orders? PFOF is Robinhood’s main revenue stream. So it’s not just about getting trades done fast. It’s about getting as many trades done as possible so the company makes money.
A common piece of advice you find on the internet and in investing books is to set stop-losses. In theory, it makes sense. Say you buy a stock at $3.15. You’ve learned rule #1: cut losses quickly. So you set a stop-loss order at roughly 5%, or $3.
Sounds good, right? If the stock drops to $3, your stop-loss order gets triggered and your broker sells. You lose but also lower your risk of bigger losses. In theory…
There are risks with setting stop-loss orders. And it’s how Robinhood made $90 million in the first quarter selling their order flow.
One big problem is that so many newbie traders set stop losses at big round numbers.
Using the previous example, if you set your stop-loss at $3, you’ve joined a lot of traders. Why do so many traders choose the same numbers? Because it’s easy. They look at the chart, see the closest round number, and set their stop-loss there. Who cares if a 5% drop from $3.15 is actually $2.9925?
Also, a lot of traders set their stops at or around obvious support levels. If the stock has strong support at $2.95, you might think, “Oh, everyone will set theirs at $3. I’ll set mine at $2.95. I’m smarter than them.”
Too bad most of the traders who didn’t set their stops at $3 followed your lead and set theirs at $2.95.
So what’s the big deal? I mean, so a bunch of traders with stop-losses get taken out at $3 and a bunch more get taken out at $2.95. Either way, you’ve protected yourself, right? WRONG!
Here’s why…
Most newbies place stops that are visible to market makers. So market makers move the stock to the stop-loss levels and take them out. Especially during low volume trading in the middle of the day.
Why would they do that?
Everyone’s in it to make money. Everyone. But one reason is so they can keep shares moving.
If there’s no volume, the stock price can’t move. And if the stock price isn’t moving and no one’s buying or selling shares, nobody’s making money. The stock market favors liquidity. Remember, most of Robinhood’s revenue comes from payment for order flow. So they need the trades to keep happening.
The market makers also need the trades to keep happening. Everyone needs trades to keep happening. So the market makers take out stops.
What happens when Robinhood customers make more trades? Yep, Robinhood makes more money.
And right now, it’s pretty crazy. Between Robinhood, Charles Schwab, E-Trade, and Fidelity, we’ve seen an increase of at least 5.4 million new trading accounts. That’s a conservative number.
At the same time, brokers have announced a huge increase in the number of managed trades. Has this had a big impact on the market at large? Probably not. The cash flowing into the stock market is tiny compared to institutional investors. But that doesn’t matter…
The point is that more trades are happening. And since so many of them are happening on Robinhood, the company is banking on newbies.
Which leads me to…
I want to be in control.
Let’s take the hypothetical example a step further. What triggers stop-loss orders?
The obvious answer is that the stock price drops to your stop level. But what if I told you the price doesn’t even have to drop there … Wait. What?
Check it out…
I’ve talked before about how traders paint the tape. They place a one-share order to make other traders believe the stock is moving to that price. Watch level 2 for about 10 minutes and you can see it.
With stop-loss orders, the stock doesn’t even need to sell at your stop level. If anyone offers the stock at your stop level and it becomes the ask, it triggers your stop-loss.
So if someone wants to take out stop-losses, all they need to do is paint the tape. Let that sink in…
So what if you set your stop at $2.95 because you knew everyone else would set at $3? Then the stock busts through $3 but a huge buyer comes in at $2.98. Your stop could still trigger if there’s an offer of a single share at $2.95.
Sadly, this happens often. The stock runs right back up and you got stopped out of what should’ve been a profitable trade.
Which explains…
Most traders set stops that trigger market orders. Once it’s triggered, a market order to sell your shares enters the order book.
What if the stock is tanking?
Your stop gets triggered, so now it’s a market order. If a lot of stop losses go off at the same time, your order could get filled far from your stop-loss order. We’re not talking a little slippage. Instead of selling at $2.95, your order could fill at $2.75, $2.65 … or even $2.25 per share.
Slippage is part of trading. But you don’t want to get caught in a huge panic when stops get taken out. If you get caught, you NEED to be in control so you can find the best price to get out.
Check out this video on slippage…
Like I said in the video, never use market orders. And when you’re in a trade, don’t think about how much money you’re going to make. Think in terms of capturing the meat of the move.
Here’s another video to further explain it…
The point is … with stop-loss orders you think you’re in control, but you’re not. You think you’re safe, but you’re not.
Are there people making money using Robinhood? Probably. But I’d guess that long term, they won’t be able to grow their accounts. It’s too easy to trade and too much like a game. And Robinhood is banking when market makers take out stop-loss orders.
What’s the answer?
For me, it’s obvious. Trading doesn’t have to be hard, but you do have to be prepared. Robinhood has it all wrong … there’s no ‘Easy’ button.
This is a great place to start…
The stock market is a battlefield. You MUST prepare for battle. I want to be the mentor to you that I never had, but it’s up to you to take action today.
What to think of stop-loss orders after reading this post? Comment below, I love to hear from all my readers!
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