Wait until you get a big capital gain one year. Then you load up...

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    Wait until you get a big capital gain one year. Then you load up on another stock and it tanks on you and you're left with a big tax bill from the previous gain but you've thrown the money back to the market in the following year so you can't claim a deduction against your initial gain.
 
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