Open Letter to the SEC: Please Stop the Swing Pricing Proposal By Burton Keller, Advisor Emeritus, Delta Data Oh, how we “strain after gnats, and swallow the camel.” Swing pricing…again. Let us just take a moment and go back in time. Remember in 2016, when the SEC amended Rule 22c-1 (effective November 2018) to allow...
Delta Data BlogCongressional Proposal to Tax “In-Kind” Exchanges Inside ETFs – A Bad Idea
September 28, 20210
If the word out of Washington is any indication of the weather, we’re in for a stormy time, with a one-eyed skipper looking for the horizon. Recently Congress proposed taxing of in-kind exchanges inside of ETFs to help fund their 3.5T budget package. Online publication Ignites recently ran an article on the proposal and cited...
Delta Data BlogIt’s Time to Rethink ETFs Over Mutual Fund Investments for Tax Reasons
August 10, 20210
Recently FT Wealth ran an article titled “America’s Rich Have Another Reason to Quit Mutual Funds,” which got me to rethink the whole “revolutionary” concept of selecting ETFs over Mutual Funds for a myriad of reasons, with most roads leading to the IRS. The thesis of the article was based on the fact that mutual...
Collective Investment Trusts may seem similar to mutual funds, but they are inherently different in many important respects. While mutual funds allow a broad spectrum of account holders to trade in their funds; (retail, qualified, and non-qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, etc.), CITs are only open to qualified retirement plans. While CITs are giving...
Delta Data BlogNo Fine Print for the Self Employed in the Paycheck Protection Program
April 24, 20200
Many small business owners wading through the application form for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are finding shallow waters when they’re digging for any fine print to explain whether or not they qualify, and what with, and for how much. My real-world engagement with the process, as a CPA with 41 years of experience, finds...
Delta Data has a unique culture. For starters, how many privately held software companies do you know that are in their 35th year of continuous operation? Not many, I am sure. The tag line for our company is “Stay Ahead of the Change.” To still be around after 35 years, we have had to practice...
Delta Data BlogAre Active ETFs a Threat to Mutual Funds?
August 14, 20190
While mutual funds may still dominate the U.S. market, ETFs are gaining traction quickly. According to the 2019 Investment Company Institute Factbook, at the end of 2018, the U.S. domestic mutual funds market amounted to $17.7 trillion in total net assets. At the end of 2018, US domestic ETFs had $3.4 trillion in total net...
Delta Data BlogHOW TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CHANGE: TAKEAWAYS FROM NICSA STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FORUM 2019
April 25, 20190
We recently returned from sunny Florida, where Delta Data sponsored, exhibited, and spoke at NICSA’s 2019 Strategic Leadership Forum, and we thoroughly enjoyed the event. From disruptive technologies to gender diversity in asset management, to fraud prevention, there were many engaging topics discussed at the conference. However, the main thread woven throughout the sessions was...
Delta Data Blog15 Years Since Market Timing Scandal
October 15, 20180
2018 marks the 15th year since the mutual fund industry was rocked by the worst scandal in its history: the market timing scandal. It was in September of 2003 when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a complaint against the hedge fund Canary Capital Partners — charging they had engaged in “late trading” in...
Delta Data BlogPresident Signs Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security
September 5, 20180
On August 31, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America. This EO directs the US Department of Labor and the Treasury to consider issuing regulations and guidance that would (1) make it easier for businesses to offer association retirement plans, also known as multiple employment plans (MEP), (2) improve...
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