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Here are the things you’ll want to watch out for when harvesting tax losses

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Tax-loss selling is a year-end ritual and can vary depending on your long-term capital gains or losses.

The purpose behind harvesting losses is to reduce taxes, which improves the after-tax return of an investor.

There are caveats to this strategy that can diminish its effectiveness for your tax bill.

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