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How does Betterment calculate the effective cost basis of shares transferred in-kind from another brokerage into an automated retirement portfolio, and does it impact future tax-loss harvesting?

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How does Betterment calculate the effective cost basis of shares transferred in-kind from another brokerage into an automated retirement portfolio, and does it impact future tax-loss harvesting?
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Betterment transferred in-kind shares cost basis effective cost basis tax loss harvesting automated portfolio retirement accountGoogle ↗
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site:betterment.com/help in-kind transfer cost basis tax loss harvesting cost basis sharesGoogle ↗
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Betterment transferred in-kind shares cost basis effective cost basis tax loss harvesting automated portfolio retirement account Google ↗
site:betterment.com/help in-kind transfer cost basis tax loss harvesting cost basis shares Google ↗

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Betterment transferred in-kind shares cost basis effective cost basis tax loss harvesting automated portfolio retirement account
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site:betterment.com/help in-kind transfer cost basis tax loss harvesting cost basis shares
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