Despite a strong year for equities, 2025 saw significant volatility. This created numerous tax-loss harvesting opportunities—a trend likely to continue as solid fundamentals compete with macro uncertainties. Robert Holderith and Brian Ahrens discuss how direct indexing can help investors capture equity upside and tax-loss harvesting opportunities for better after-tax outcomes in 2026.
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