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I think I'm older than you. :D What does TOU mean?

A person on a 45% tax bracket doesn't really need a payrise. But, I hope you get it.

It'd be the same type of one that everyone else bought at the top of the frenzy and sold at the bottom of the panic.

This figure pops up from time to time as a perfectly acceptable yield. Who in their right mind would buy an IP with 3% yield? And, if the escalation of growth and yield is only 3%, then yes; they need to put their funds into cash, because they are a lousy investor. Low growth escalation is...

Calm down SF. I wasn't referring to you at all with those comments. It's general. You are becoming quite a testy old geezer of late.

WW didn't say it, but the theme was similar - he intimated that cash is better performing than property. But, in a purely dollar for dollar comparison, using all the available investing tools associated with each asset class, my belief is that cash is 4th out of cash, shares, IP and businesses...

I thought this was the case. But many times people trot out the "cash is king" statement and it's not that simple. Hence my attempt to illustrate what is actually involved. Same with the shares versus property statement. If you ignore all the various goodies, then yes; cash would be...

It is not only probable, but more than likely - especially for someone who has some knowledge and experience (in property). 10 years ago I had not much, but had a crack at it. Shares? Well, we all saw the GFC affect the markets, and unless you had enormous knowledge of how to do well during...

I disagree. Let's assume your average wage earner on $55k who wants to begin investing at aged 20. The choice is cash, or an IP. The example person has $10k to spend. Don't know about bonds, but I'd say that dollar for dollar invested in a TD and an IP, the IP would leverage into a far...

The other factor in your scenario (area) is the access to finance during this period. While the GFC was in full bloom, the Banks had pretty much closed up shop other than for the customers with very solid financials and with larger deposits. As we all know, in every level of income there...