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    Direct Indexes Are Great. Direct Index SMAs Are Bad.

    Direct indexes outperform comparable ETFs on an aftertax expected basis. But direct index ...
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    Smartleaf's Top Blog Posts of 2023

    Our top blog posts of 2023: a study on the tax efficiency of direct indexes vs comparable ...
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    Smartleaf Surpasses $50 Billion in AUM, Cementing Its Direct Indexing and Rebalancing Leader Role

    Smartleaf announced its total assets under management have now exceeded $50 billion. This ...
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    Bob Veres of Inside Information: Smartleaf Made a Splash at T3 Conference

    Bob Veres of Inside Information describes Smartleaf in his summary of the Spring T3 ...
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    Register Today: What It Takes To Deliver Personalized and Tax-Optimized Portfolios at Scale

    Join us September 7th, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET to learn how to provide every client, of every ...
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    Direct Indexes Are 3 to 5 Times More Tax Efficient Than ETFs

    We compare the loss harvesting efficiency of a direct index to an equivalent ETF.
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    Smartleaf Announces GPT-5 Integration

    Smartleaf leverages GPT-5 to power its core trade analytics.
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    2022 Taxes Saved or Deferred Report

    In 2022, the clients of Smartleaf users saved or deferred an average 3.07% in taxes.
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    Smartleaf's Top Blog Posts of 2022

    Our top blog posts of 2022: a demo of our advisor portal, a case study on saving your ...
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    A Q&A On Portfolio Rebalancing With Craig Izkowitz

    A Q&A with Craig Izkowitz of the Ezra Group and Smartleaf President, Jerry Michael, ...
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