Tax-loss harvesting playbook for RIAs
May 8, 2026
Introduction
Tax-loss harvesting is one of the few free lunches in investing — when done right. Done wrong (wash sale violations, ignoring asset location) it actually destroys value.
The 30-day wash sale rule
You cannot buy a substantially identical security within 30 days before or after the loss-harvest sale, in any account — including IRAs of you or your spouse.
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