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- Short-term capital gain A profit on an investment held one year or less, taxed in the US at ordinary income rates rather than the lower long-term capital gains rates.
- Tax-loss harvesting Selling investments at a loss to offset taxable gains and up to $3,000 of ordinary income, while staying invested and avoiding the wash-sale rule.
- Wash sale A sale at a loss followed or preceded within 30 days by a purchase of substantially identical securities; US tax law defers the loss.
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