Table of Contents

1. History of Stocks and Bonds After Tax
2. Why Wall Street Failed to Deliver Investment Advice Targeting the Taxable Investor
3. What Can Be Learned from the Investing Habits of Institutional Investors, Such as Endowments and Pension Plans?
4. How are Wealthy Investors Investing Today and What Are They Missing?
5. Portfolio Turnover and the Process of Managing Portfolios in Light of Taxes
6. Do Taxes Treat All Asset Classes Equally?
7. A Word About Risk: Standard Deviation and Michael Jackson
8. Behavioral Finance and the Wealthy Investor
9. Forward-looking Habits for Monitoring and Adjusting Portfolio Mixes
10. Investing as a Business Owner
11. What Fuels the Investment Engine of a Portfolio?
12. Portfolio for the Long Run: Taxes, Fees, Spending, Inflation

About the Author

Niall J. Gannon (St. Louis, MO) is the lead member of the Gannon Group at Smith Barney where he advises the ultra-high-net-worth investor. At Smith Barney, Niall manages a group of four professionals that has over 35 years combined experience assisting Forbes 400 families, C.E.O.s and other investors of substantial means. Niall has been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 Financial Advisors by five leading industry journals and investor publications. Niall is a Director of The Portfolio Management Institute, an active member within the Institute for Private Investors and has made enduring commitments to professional and civic associations in the St. Louis region and the State of Missouri. Niall is on the board of directors of the Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley, Connections to Success and St. Louis Variety. He is also the honorary chairman of the Niall J. Gannon Scholarship at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina and; former president of the St. Louis Irish Arts. For his outstanding work in these and other areas, Niall received the President's Volunteer Service Award in 2005 and 2006.