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This is a very interesting thread. Great information. Thankyou:) My situation maybe slightly different to others here. Have my own SMSF shared with my wife. At the moment it is made up of mainly shares and a small amount of cash. We don't have any property at the moment and are...

Shadow, If you are talking about an increase in population from previous years, at least show the representation in percentage terms of total population. 1.6% increase is nothing out of the ordinary when viewing it over the last few years. 1.3% 2005 or 267,428 1.5% 2006 or 303,089...

If the rate of population growth is the primary driver of prices (which it isn't), we should expect prices to grow more slowly than at any other time in history except the two world wars (falling nominal and real prices), the great depression (falling nominal and real prices), the mid 1970s...

Well Developa, As an investor in the stock market, i could say the same thing. "I despair that as a group of investors we are so complacent that we aren't willing to work together to protect our asset values." ASIC would not be pleased. Collusion is very different from protecting...

Thanks Rockstar, Interesting reading with some common sense strategies. It appears that what started out more as a hobby than an investment turned out to be a full blown wealth creation strategy for them. Ian mentions having shares in a local shopping centre. I hope it wasn't Centro...

Morning WillG, It may take longer than 12 months. As i first mentioned, i am invested in shares and cash. Been involved in the sharemarket for 24 years. Am not a daytrader. Learnt a few valuable and hard lessons along the way. As previously mentioned i have never bought an IP and...

Hi Rockstar, No i have not read the book nore have i heard of Jan and Ian. Perhaps Jan and Ian have a completely different view on things. Suppose i don't feel the same need to use property as an investment vehicle. Have only ever invested in shares. Much easier to liquidate and...

Hi WinstonWolfe, My first post here. I suppose i am coming from a slightly different perspective rather than just property as an investment. In fact, i have been renting for a number of years expecting a major downturn in our economy before i would consider buying again. Its been...