🛡️ Tax-advantaged PPLI from Arta

Private market investing through a life insurance wrapper

Arta Finance gives qualified investors access to elite wealth strategies.

One of their most powerful tools is ​Private Placement Life Insurance​ (PPLI) — a structure that wraps private market investments in a tax-advantaged insurance policy.

PPLI has long been used by billionaires to reduce taxes, defer gains, and pass on wealth efficiently.

Now Arta has made it more accessible.

Who's this for?

• High earners in high-tax states

• Investors allocating to alts with tax drag

• Qualified Purchasers (≥$5m in investable assets)

• Families thinking about multi-generational wealth

Learn more

• Read our ​deep dive on PPLI​

• Attend one of their live info sessions in April and May

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This issue is sponsored by Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC. Alts.co is not a client of Arta and has been provided cash compensation for the endorsement. The opinions expressed are based on the author’s knowledge of Arta’s services and are not indicative of future results. This issue is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security.

📰 Market Headlines

Markets sold off after President Trump unveiled his long-promised 'Liberation Day' tariffs, announcing sweeping import duties and elevated rates.

• The S&P 500 was down 1.7%, the Dow fell 0.7%, and Nasdaq dropped 2.5%.

• President Trump announced a baseline 10% tariff on all imports, with additional duties up to 34% for countries like China and 20% for the EU.

Democrats maintained control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court as Susan Crawford defeated President Trump and Musk-backed Brad Schimel.

The EU officially pushed back against US weapons sales.

Amazon made a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok ahead of the April 6 deadline.

🎬 Alternative investing news

Once a dominant co-financing partner behind blockbusters like The Matrix and Ocean’s Eleven, Village Roadshow filed for bankruptcy in April 2025

Wyatt explores the simultaneous demise of two Hollywood icons: Village Roadshow and Val Kilmer, and dissects the implications for film investing.

 📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis

• President Trump's approval rating dropped to 43%, with only 37% approving of his economic policies.

🧠 Make yourself heard

RH (formerly Restoration Hardware) CEO Gary Friedman expressed shock during an earnings call upon learning of a 26% drop in RH's stock, attributing it to the new tariffs.

With 72% of RH's products sourced from countries like China (34% tariff), Vietnam (46%), India (26%), and Indonesia (32%), the company faces substantial cost increases.

Friedman noted that these tariffs are prompting RH and others in the home furnishing industry to reconsider their supply chains.

😱 Fear and Greed Index

📊 Earnings

• RH missed consensus estimates; shares gained 4.3% during the day but plunged 25.8% after hours.

• BlackBerry reported quarterly earnings that beat estimates, but its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast fell short, so shares dropped 9.1%.

Market movers

• Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told a Senate hearing the company is working with the Justice Department on a revised plea agreement.

• Meta's Zuckerberg is lobbying President Trump to settle the FTC antitrust case that could force Instagram and WhatsApp to be spun off.

• The UFC signed a multimillion-dollar, multi-year partnership with Meta.

• A former Rippling employee confessed to spying for rival HR firm Deel.

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