Ted Tesser is a Certified Public Accountant, and President of Waterside Financial Services, Inc. which he founded in 1986. He holds a Masters Degree in Accounting from New York University, with a specialty in investment related taxation. He is also an active Trader. Ted's professional experience began in 1972 on the staff of Price Waterhouse & Company where he serviced such Fortune 500 clients as Coca Cola, IBM, Exxon, International Nickel Company (INCO), Chemical Bank, and Chase Manhattan Bank. He is a member of the prestigious New York Society of Certified Public Accountants.
His professional career then lead him to develop a specialty in investments and the effect of taxation upon the total return of high net worth investors. He served as Manager of the tax department for Charles Pratt & Company, a Wall Street accounting firm which had a high net worth client base including 4th & 5th generation descendants of the founder of Exxon oil, Charles Pratt. Ted Tesser's clients have included many prominent investors and several members of the U.S. Government including a former Secretary of State, the former Secretary of the Treasury, several members of Congress, and a litany of highly successful Traders you've heard about in Seminars and read about in Trading publications.
His belief that the concepts of tax planning, financial planning, retirement planning, and estate planning are inseparable and that each could not be achieved alone was, and still is, at the center of his organization's philosophy. As such, Mr. Tesser has obtained licenses and degrees in the various disciplines that comprise these fields. He is now registered as a Series 7, Series 63 and Series 3 investment, commodity and tax specialist.
He is the author of more than a dozen books, treatises and manuals which include The Serious Investor's Tax Survival Guide, The Trader's Tax Survival Guide, The Ultimate Tax Shelter, Tax Strategies for Traders, and many others. His newest book, The Trader's Tax Solution (John Wiley & Sons, Publishers) was released in January 2000. Ted is the creator of The Trader's Tax Kit, which includes several videos, manuals, and a specific blueprint for attaining tax freedom; it assists investors in bullet-proofing their case for Trader Status, and for maximizing their tax benefits as Traders or Investors under the current law!
Ted is a featured speaker at Futures International Conferences, Dow Jones/Telerate Seminars, Online Trading Expo, Reuters International Conferences, the Market Analysts of Southern California, the Market Technicians Association of New York, and has appeared frequently as a guest on CNBC, and KWHY TV-Los Angeles. He is also a frequent guest on StreeTax.com, JagNotes.com and numerous other internet sites including TheStreet.com where he is a regular host of their Yahoo chatroom addressing such technical questions as the tax aspects of investing, and qualifying for Trader Status.
His popular seminar series entitled "Traders - Cut Your Taxes in Half!" has been attended by hundreds of prominent and successful traders and investors who wish to gain insight into keeping the money they make. It covers the areas of retirement planning, tax planning and developing a plan for passing wealth down to their heirs thereby establishing a family legacy. Mr. Tesser's work has been reviewed in such prominent publications as the Wall Street Journal, Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, and Futures Magazine. He has written articles for and has been interviewed in many other widely respected publications in the investment field including: Futures Magazine, Investment Advisor Magazine, Bottom Line Magazine, The Tax Hotline, The Journal of Medical Economics, Trader's World Magazine, The SOHO Journal, the Watersider, and AIQ's Opening Bell.
Waterside Financial Services, Inc. specializes in counseling Investors and Traders on tax, retirement, estate and financial planning issues. Their services start with consultation and preparation of tax returns, all the way through developing and assisting in the creation of highly complex entity structures. Simply put, they assist Traders in creating and managing more profitable trading businesses through the implementation of sound trading business and tax management strategies. To consult with Ted Tesser or one of his tax reduction professionals on an individual basis, or to order any product, you can call his office toll free at 1-800-556-9829 or to email click here.