When creating or editing a harvest rule, the user has the option to schedule automatic harvesting.
Scheduling Harvest Events
Users have the option to define a schedule, whereby automatic review of opportunities and approval of trades will take place.
When a Harvest Rule's schedule (the Harvest Scheduler) is active, all tax groups linked to the rule automatically have available opportunities processed and trades submitted on the specified frequency.
When combined with a default replacement security, model sleeves trade into the replacement security during the wash sale period. For Managed Portfolio sleeves, the Harvest Scheduler sends the harvest sales only, and the proceeds stay in cash until you run the rebalancer.
⚠️ Managed Portfolio sleeves need a rebalance routine
If you schedule harvesting for accounts with Managed Portfolio sleeves, set a rebalance routine that matches your schedule frequency. Rebalance after each scheduled harvest to buy the replacement, and again after the 30-day wash sale period to buy back the original symbol.
Best practice: turn the Harvest Scheduler On only when the system should automatically process opportunities and send orders.
When making replacement security decisions, decide whether a single replacement security can be used for all harvested losses, if so use a default replacement security and consider enabling the Harvest Scheduler. If different replacement securities should be selected on a symbol-by-symbol basis, do not enable the Harvest Scheduler and instead view Opportunities manually.
