PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Donald J. Peters TI - Taxable Investors Deserve Better AID - 10.3905/joi.2017.26.1.101 DP - 2017 Feb 28 TA - The Journal of Investing PG - 101--103 VI - 26 IP - 1 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/26/1/101.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/26/1/101.full AB - It has been almost 25 years since Tad Jeffrey and Rob Arnott wrote their seminal paper, “Is Your Alpha Big Enough to Cover Its Taxes?” in which they discussed the plight of taxable investors. Several authors followed them to address the complications and issues that those who are taxable must address. However, little has changed in the daily practice of investment management during this time, and almost all taxable investors have chosen to be tax-blind. Requiring advisors to act as agents or fiduciaries could change the status quo and help many people.TOPICS: Portfolio management/multi-asset allocation, legal/regulatory/public policy