what is negative gearing?

Negative gearing is not about making tax losses, far too many people think of negative gearing as a tax strategy rather than a tax effective investment strategy. You’re decision to invest should be based on the potential of the investment making you richer or increasing your wealth in the long term, and giving the tax man less is an added benefit! Not the other way around, you should not enter into a loss making investment purely to reduce your taxes, you may be risking a lot more to save a few dollars in tax.