Private Placement InsurancePrivate Placement Life InsuranceBelow is a short article on private placement life insurance. I do not personally recommend any tax or investment strategies or provide financial advice of any type but this topic is highly relevant to both hedge fund investors and professionals so I thought I would include it here:

A small but growing number of wealthy investors have discovered a legal way to invest in hedge funds without paying income taxes on the gains.

It's called "private placement" life insurance. These special insurance contracts allow policyholders to invest in a wide range of products, including hedge funds. The main attraction: Because the investments are held within an insurance wrapper, gains inside the policy are shielded from income taxes -- as is the payout upon death. What's more, policyholders may be able

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