Designing robust models for FX trade sizing and currency positioning , Using historical spot FX rates from 30 currency pairs dating back 16 years Mesirow Currency’s neural network models address the challenges that traditional machine learning techniques can face when trying to model financial time series Brief overview of classic machine learning pipelines Traditional machine learning pipelines usually consist of four separate steps , 1 Pre-processing,   |  Data is mapped from a noisy irregular and sometimes high dimensional space onto a cleaner more regular and lower dimensional space , 2 Handcraft feature extraction,    |  Distinctive features (represented as vectors or tensors are manually formulated and engineered from the input data These features should be consistent robust and preserve information while simultaneously removing redundancy , 3 Post-processing,   |  The features which together form a feature space are sometimes post-processed to achieve further dimensionality reduction or expansion , 4 Classification,   |  The result of the first three steps is then given to a classification/regression algorithm Input is mapped onto a discrete domain (class labels and hyper-planes split the feature space into different regions each belonging to different classes  Read more ​The information contained herein is intended for institutional clients Qualified Eligible Persons Eligible Contract Participants and…

Many of our clients own business assets or personal property that have appreciated in value and struggle with ways to sell these assets without triggering immediate capital gains taxes The good news is there is a way to defer these taxes by using a 1031 Exchange, If you’ve ever owned real estate for business purposes or physical property as an investment you’re probably well aware that these assets can leave you susceptible to large capital gains taxes as they appreciate in value  Perhaps you own an apartment building and rent out the units for additional income or maybe you own a plot of farm land  Whenever you sell these items like any taxable…, How a 1031 Exchange works, As an example if you had purchased a rental property for $300000 ten years ago and today it is worth $500000 you would be responsible for $200000 in capital gains taxes if you sold it outright  However if you instead sold the property and purchased another for rental purposes within 180 days of the original sale the IRS would allow you to delay paying capital gains taxes on the $200000…, Assets that don’t qualify , It’s also worth pointing out what assets are not afforded this treatment Personal use assets (such as a primary home or an automobile inventory securities (stocks and bonds an exchange of foreign real estate for domestic real estate and partnership interests are just a few that don’t qualify  Alternatively the IRS has a fairly loose interpretation of what represents a “Like-Kind” property …, Published February 2025, Mesirow does not provide tax advice Our Wealth Advisors will work with a clients tax or other professionals , 1  https//wwwirsgov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/like-kind-exchanges-real-estate-tax-tips Additional source Kaplan University – CFP Exam Curriculum 2016 Course 104 Unit 8 Pages 133-136

Denice Nard is a Managing Director and Supervisory Principal in Mesirow Wealth Management an SEC-Registered Investment Advisor (RIA firm As Managing Director and Supervisory Principal she implements and oversees the firm’s supervisory program and all supervision activities across the division Working closely with the Wealth Management leadership team legal and compliance she works to ensure…

Dermot Keegan is a Senior Managing Director for Mesirows Global Investment Management Distribution team  and is based in London He leads the team responsible for marketing and distribution of all of Mesirow’s investment capabilities to institutional investors and investment consultants across Europe the Middle East and Africa Preceding this role Dermot was Head of the Europe Middle East and…