# Welcome to Cache

## Select your investor type

- [Investor](https://usecache.com/companion-category/long-short#): You are an individual or entity investing your own capital.
- [Advisor](https://usecache.com/companion-category/long-short#): You are a financial intermediary representing clients you manage.

Mark sent you an exclusive invite to invest with Cache.

When you sign up for Cache using Mark's unique referral link, you both get $100,000 managed free for one year.

## All in Long/Short

- [Recent](https://usecache.com/companion-category/long-short#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-0)
- [Guide](https://usecache.com/companion-category/long-short#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-1)

### [Cache Long/Short vs. Frec Long Short Direct Indexing](https://usecache.com/companion/cache-long-short-vs-frec-long-short-direct-indexing)

Compare Cache and Frec. Tax-aware long/short strategies that differ on portfolio management, custody, leverage flexibility, and live track record. Here's how to compare them.

### [List of Tax-Aware Long/Short Providers](https://usecache.com/companion/list-of-tax-aware-long-short-providers)

Who offers tax-aware long/short strategies? Compare providers like AQR, Quantinno, Aperio, Frec, and Cache on fees, minimums, custody, and direct access.

### [Two Paths to Tax-Efficient Diversification: Exchange Fund and Tax-Aware Long/Short](https://usecache.com/companion/two-paths-to-tax-efficient-diversification-exchange-fund-and-tax-aware-long-short)

Learn how Exchange Funds and Tax-Aware Long/Short strategies work together to diversify concentrated stock positions tax-efficiently. Compare costs, liquidity, time horizons, and see which lots fit each tool.

### [Tax‑Aware Long-Short Investing, Explained](https://usecache.com/companion/tax-aware-long-short-investing-explained)

Discover how tax‑aware long-shorts or long-short direct indexing boosts tax-loss harvesting, offsets gains, and overcomes portfolio lock-in for taxable investors.