In a five-year investment scenario, tax-loss harvesting can provide economic benefits by reinvesting tax savings generated from short-term losses and leveraging the tax rate differential between short-term and long-term capital gains. By harvesting a $10,000 loss in year one, an investor generates a $4,000 tax savings (assuming a 40% tax rate) which is reinvested. Even when the portfolio is liquidated in year five, the tax paid on the appreciation of the replacement asset (ETF B) and the recaptured loss is calculated at a lower long-term capital gains rate (25%), resulting in a net positive economic outcome compared to not harvesting the loss.

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  Wealthfront Tax-Loss Harvesting - Methodology

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