Horizon Wealth Insights

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  • 8 min read

12 Tax Strategies to Reduce Your Capital Gains Tax Burden

When it comes to selling high-value assets like real estate, businesses, or investments, capital gains taxes can take a significant bite out of your profits. But with smart planning, you can...

12 Tax Strategies to Reduce Your Capital Gains Tax Burden

When it comes to selling high-value assets like real estate, businesses, or investments, capital gains taxes can take a significant bite out of your profits. But with smart planning, you can...

8 min read
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How Direct Indexing Helps Offset Capital Gains Taxes

If you’re facing a large capital gain—either this year or in a planned future exit—you may be looking for smart, legal ways to reduce your tax liability. Or maybe you’re holding a stock with...

How Direct Indexing Helps Offset Capital Gains Taxes

If you’re facing a large capital gain—either this year or in a planned future exit—you may be looking for smart, legal ways to reduce your tax liability. Or maybe you’re holding a stock with...

6 min read

How a Deferred Sales Trust Can Rescue a Failed 1031 or 721 Exchange

Are you navigating the complexities of a 1031 or 721 exchange, worried about the tight deadlines or finding the right replacement property? What happens if the exchange fails? Don’t panic—th...

How a Deferred Sales Trust Can Rescue a Failed 1031 or 721 Exchange

Are you navigating the complexities of a 1031 or 721 exchange, worried about the tight deadlines or finding the right replacement property? What happens if the exchange fails? Don’t panic—th...

8 min read
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  • 21 min read

Case Study: Retirement Income Strategies for Volatile Markets

In today’s unpredictable financial landscape, a well-crafted retirement income plan assigns every asset a specific purpose, ensuring efficiency and stability. By leveraging strategies that a...

Case Study: Retirement Income Strategies for Volatile Markets

In today’s unpredictable financial landscape, a well-crafted retirement income plan assigns every asset a specific purpose, ensuring efficiency and stability. By leveraging strategies that a...

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How to Tell If a Buyer Is Backing Out of Your Business or Real Estate Sale—And What to Do About It

Introduction: The Anxiety of a Fading Deal Selling a business or real estate property is a significant endeavor, often involving substantial financial and emotional investments. The possibil...

How to Tell If a Buyer Is Backing Out of Your Business or Real Estate Sale—And What to Do About It

Introduction: The Anxiety of a Fading Deal Selling a business or real estate property is a significant endeavor, often involving substantial financial and emotional investments. The possibil...

7 min read
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Maximizing Tax Benefits on Highly Appreciated Assets: Strategies for Deferral and Growth

Owning highly appreciated assets, such as real estate or a business, signifies successful investment choices. However, when it comes time to sell these assets, the looming capital gains taxe...

Maximizing Tax Benefits on Highly Appreciated Assets: Strategies for Deferral and Growth

Owning highly appreciated assets, such as real estate or a business, signifies successful investment choices. However, when it comes time to sell these assets, the looming capital gains taxe...

7 min read
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  • 8 min read

Case Study: Selling Real Estate and Navigating Capital Gains Taxes—A 1031 Exchange Alternative

Introduction: The Hidden Tax Traps of Selling Investment Property Selling an investment property can be an exciting financial milestone, but it also comes with potential tax pitfalls that ca...

Case Study: Selling Real Estate and Navigating Capital Gains Taxes—A 1031 Exchange Alternative

Introduction: The Hidden Tax Traps of Selling Investment Property Selling an investment property can be an exciting financial milestone, but it also comes with potential tax pitfalls that ca...

8 min read
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Quantifying and Stating the Four Misconceptions About the Deferred Tax Strategy

When selling highly appreciated assets, the prospect of facing significant capital gains taxes can be daunting. Many investors are drawn to strategies that promise tax deferral but are often...

Quantifying and Stating the Four Misconceptions About the Deferred Tax Strategy

When selling highly appreciated assets, the prospect of facing significant capital gains taxes can be daunting. Many investors are drawn to strategies that promise tax deferral but are often...

5 min read
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  • 6 min read

A Capital Gains Tax Strategy for Business Owners

Facing the Capital Gains Cliff: How Horizon Wealth and Their Team Can Help You Exit Your Business Efficiently and With Confidence As a business owner, you've spent years, maybe even decades,...

A Capital Gains Tax Strategy for Business Owners

Facing the Capital Gains Cliff: How Horizon Wealth and Their Team Can Help You Exit Your Business Efficiently and With Confidence As a business owner, you've spent years, maybe even decades,...

6 min read
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Introducing the DTS (Deferred Tax Strategy)

If you’re an investor considering the sale of a highly appreciated asset—be it a business, real estate, or a collection of investments—you’re likely bracing for the financial impact of capit...

Introducing the DTS (Deferred Tax Strategy)

If you’re an investor considering the sale of a highly appreciated asset—be it a business, real estate, or a collection of investments—you’re likely bracing for the financial impact of capit...

6 min read