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by davidcaseria 3744 days ago
Buying "nominally the same securities" is exactly the reason why tax-loss harvesting is borderline illegal. It goes directly against the IRS warning on "substantially identical" securities.

http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/series-7/investment-r...

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Betterment's burden to bear, not mine.
That's not how law works.