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by matwood 3377 days ago
> but TLH saves me 6 figures in taxes every year.

This is a bit misleading since the only way to save 6 figures on capital gains every year from TLH is to have realized > 6 figure loss at some point in the past.

The offset on regular income is also maxed at 3k/year.

The losses/gains must also be in a taxable account.

https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Tax_loss_harvesting#Using_a_...

TLH can be useful in certain situations (like yours), but I think generally it is oversold by the likes of Wealthfront and Betterment.