Hi There,

Vince has kindly opened up this new area for newbie intro's and questions.

I'm Stuart from Auckland. I have considered property investment for the last couple of years, but the figures never added up, so I found my way here.

My question tonight is about tax on capital gains.

In property, some people use trust structures to separate their property trading activities from their buy-and-hold activities, with the goal of minimising their tax on capital gains.

Is share trading similar?

Can a share trader also have a buy-and-hold portfolio which is not subject to tax on capital gains? If so, what structures do you recommend to separate trading activities from buy and hold activities?

Regards
Stuart