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Passive income et al This is only my opinion but I invest... 1) to develop a passive income source that will give me at least $1 more than I spend (from shares, this implies a $2m portfolio) 2) for the mental challenge and stimulation 3) to have the ability to eliminate all debts and do...

Thanks Denis - they're on my list! I appreciate the help.:)

G'day everyone - hope you're well. Does anyone have a contact who does small business valuations? Ideally it would be a national group who understands how, in particular, financial planning practices work. Thanks to anyone who can help. Regards John

100 shares here and there... According to a few of his biographies, Buffett buys a hundred shares here and there in quite a few companies in order to keep an eye on them and the industry they're in. Having said that, he seems to have many more unlisted shares in the portfolio than unlisted...

G'day all - just wanted to bounce an idea around. The baby boomers are getting older, including the thousands of baby boomer Australians who own and operate small (and not so small) businesses. According to some demographic work I've done, the 55 and overs outnumber the 30-40 year olds by 2...

Me too Mark - just to show my warm sensitive side, the average human heart weighs 15 ounces x $600/ounce = $187,500 market price for a heart of gold. In passing, with that sort of specialist anatomy, there would be an even greater return if she was like the legendary goose! ;) :D

Rich doesn't mean assets IMHO, if I have $1 more in income than I do in expenses, then I'm rich. :)

2010 is the top of the mountain - HS Dent http://www.hsdent.com/ and download the free report down the bottom (not the sample at top left - you can save that for another time). Harry S Dent uses a demographic spending pattern model that has been pretty good for housing and the...

Hi folks, I was following a thread in another part of the forum regarding structured products with a capital guarantee. I was an investment analyst at one time and looked at several of the OM-IP series and thought it might help if I gave an insight into how these, and perhaps others, might...

Ah, but how do we measure "success"? Many "investors" or "traders" are happy to describe their profits and wins, but I don't often hear them benchmark themselves against their objectives or a market index. For example, in my share portfolio I record the All Industrials Index on the day I...

Star Wars wisdom "Do or not do - there is no 'try'" Yoda

Degrees mean little anyway... Hi team - I hope you're all well. I have a Bachelor of Business in Banking and am currently studying BArts, majoring in Psyc. Neither have helped in any significant way in my personal investing efforts.:o I've also done the SIA Diploma Course and 6/7 of the...

Simple test Ask the REA to put his forecast in writing. He'll either do it, which may demonstrate high conviction, or do it with major disclaimers (which may demonstrate conviction with prudence) or back away quickly! ;)

Survivalist heaven? Advertise it as contemporary survivalist fixer-upper. They can i) fill it with fuel for when civilisation collapses, or ii) convert it to a bunker and live through the holocaust... :p

Here are some random thoughts: - re ASG. I have my 3 kids in the funds. A 4% annual return (tax free) equates to an 8% return before tax. A lump sum into property would have done better, but ASG accepts $12 a month. Nevertheless if I had my time over, I would invest in my wife's name (as...