By Leith van Onselen
The statistics show that between 2000 and 2017, the most recent year for which data is available, the number of individuals negatively gearing their portfolios has more than doubled, from about 631,000 to about 1.3 million. Over the same period, the number of investors breaking even or making a profit has climbed by a relatively modest 60 per cent, from about 532,000 to about 856,000.
The statistics show that between 2000 and 2017, the most recent year for which data is available, the number of individuals negatively gearing their portfolios has more than doubled, from about 631,000 to about 1.3 million.
Over the same period, the number of investors breaking even or making a profit has climbed by a relatively modest 60 per cent, from about 532,000 to about 856,000.
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