Home Breadcrumb caret Investments Breadcrumb caret Products ETF tax tip Josh Ehrlich at ETF Insight explains that if you’ve booked gains for the year, you should lock in losses to offset these gains. By Staff | December 18, 2012 | Last updated on December 18, 2012 1 min read Josh Ehrlich at ETF Insight explains that if you’ve booked gains for the year, you should lock in losses to offset these gains. Rather than hanging on to an ETF that’s losing money, sell it when the resulting tax deduction can keep you from paying capital gains elsewhere in your portfolio. Also read: ETF tax advantages Tax-loss harvest using ETFs ETF strategies for a downturn Staff The staff of Advisor.ca have been covering news for financial advisors since 1998. Save Stroke 1 Print Group 8 Share LI logo