Top Tax Reduction Methods

Borrowing Against Shares

This method of borrowing allows share holders to realize the value of their stock market positions as cash, without incurring capital gains tax. It works very simply; rather than selling their shares, the holder can get a cash loan for their equivalent value, using them as collateral. By buying ‘puts’ and ‘calls’ for the shares they can ensure that they can be bought or sold later at a set price, offering protection against any depreciation that may occur.

The holder then has the cash available to do with what they will. If they don’t repay it, … Read more at 2009 Tax.

How Inflation has Bolstered Commodity Prices

Perhaps the simplest of all financial misunderstandings is the idea that inflation is a “static” concept that exists in the same way for all markets and regions. This isn’t true. For example, just because a national inflation rate is reported at, say, 5%, doesn’t mean that every market and every region of the nation is experiencing 5% inflation.

Part of the nation could be experiencing 10% inflation, while other regions could be experiencing just 3%. Some markets could be seeing prices go down (like the real estate market) while other markets could be experiencing extreme inflation, like the silver and … Read more at 2009 Tax.