Be aware of the wash sale rule enforced by the IRS. The rule is important for investors reassessing their market positions and looking to sell and repurchase declining stocks to offset losses.
Durability is trickier to measure. As a thrifty shopper who was radicalized by a 2017 Awl piece about the West Elm Peggy sofa, I start from a place of skepticism about any sofa’s life span ...