Recent content by Clay

The whole point of the thread was an attempt to say that the arguement of whether shares or property are better is a very simplistic question. If we are attempting to do more than Joe average, then BOTH shares AND property should be considered and can be complimentary (as Steve's example...

The weekend Sydney Morning Herald had a cover story article about the future population of Australia, depending on the choices the government may make over the coming years. It ranged from a reduced population of 17 million all the way up to 50 million if immigration were increased from the...

Oh, and as a short aside, this style of trading is available in Australia and is regulated by ASIC. As I mentioned, because you are not actually buying or selling shares, it seems to fall under the category of a 'bet'?!?! I am trying to clarify this position, as the UK doesn't tax proceeds but...

Thanks Kevmeister for your reply, I should have maybe placed a few 'beware' signs throughout my original post, as you quite rightly pointed out that there is potential for huge losses (as well as gains) in any interaction with the stockmarket - whichever flavour of trading you undertake...

Peter's seminars I agree with you geoff....Peter Spann was my first introduction to 'bigger thinking' and for that I am grateful. I attended most of his advanced seminars and realised that many of the attitudes and approached he had I was already using, just didnt realise it. Learnt heaps of...

Hi Trevor, I have attended nearly all of Peter's seminars 9except the ones in Fiji & hayman island!!) and over the past couple of years have worked a lot of his material into my own investing style. I bought his Foxtrader and have been using it for over a year now. I don't want to bag the...

my goal is to get to a place where I don't have to worry about me or focus on me. To have enough resources to start looking outside of my life and use my resources for the benefit of others - whether that's material things or experience and wisdom. You get to a point in life where the...

Brinkdude, Sorry to hear about you and your brother...one of those issues we never expect when we start out I guess. Nothing seems to cause such friction as a lot of success or a lot of failure....both have their not so obvious downsides. Hope you get to work things out some time down the...

As I am in danger of being viewed as the forum ‘poet’, I thought I would write something a bit more practical and I hope I have chosen the right forum for it to be posted in ? There seems to be an age-old debate about whether shares or property are the best investment vehicle. Rather than...

“And the bid is with the gentlemen to my left….at $550,000,421.25, this delightful 40sq metre cottage overlooking the coal docks, with glorious views of the freighter ships coming into port and easy access via the toll motorway at the end of the front yard…luddies and gendlemen, this is the last...

It’s that dreaded moment. You’ve booked in for a two day seminar, arrived at a politically correct time (neither too early nor too late) and after lurking around the coffee table, drinking copiously to deal with early morning footballers eye syndrome (one at home, one away) you enter the...

Reply: 1 From: C M Dear Anon, I'm sure many people will reply and you will get varied responses, so for what it's worth, here's mine. Number 1. KNOW what YOU want. Don't go buying into anyone's ideas until you have discovered (as best you can) what you want from yourself, how you want to...

From: C M “Zee boiler…..acht, it’s nine vorking” My German tenant was in the middle of a sub-artic English winter, with Jane Eyre gales blowing around her schnitzels and once again, the demon of the boiler had reared it’s ugly head. “Clay…mine fingers are freezing no? Pleease to do sumpsing...

From: C M Find me an “Expert” Picture this. A street-wise and savvy businesswoman, during her lunch-break, goes to her favourite department store to buy some more of that blusher “Raspberry Redneck” by LongPong De Paris, because, well…it suits her and she’s had a few favourable comments in...

From: C M I am in need of some advice on behalf of a good friend of mine….. Her father owns a large property in Sydney that is used as a boarding house, yet he has become ill and too fragile to run the place for too much longer. He is also having problems with insurances, due to its status...