If I sell stock this year, I can avoid higher taxes next year, including the 3.8% Medicare surtax on capital gains. What issues should I consider when I harvest my capital gains?

Capital gains harvesting can be effective when all the issues are understood. By selling stock at a gain and then buying it back at the current price, you create a new...

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