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Fair enough points, however more people these days do seem to be opening a small trading account, and getting involved in a few alternatives. It is not expensive, and with IG index and CFD etc not that complicated. Leveraging into property at the wrong time has certainly brought financial...

As an investor you should not be so closed minded about opportunity. I used to be a derivatives trader, and as a result am still in touch with people who recognizing the opportunity in gold, have made fortunes with very small capital outlays. In fact I would say gold has been the...

Um... gold has gone from under $300 to over $1500, since 2001, you wouldn't really need a lot of leverage, but if you had leveraged, through futures or less risky options, with 50K you could have been a millionaire many times over.

You kidding??? Suggest you look at a gold chart for the last 10 years, and if you want leverage go derivatives. God, to have sold property and bought gold futures in 2000, in my dreams!

"Long slow melt", vs "crash"? doe's it really matter. I'm sure it has always been in Governments interests to stop both, doesn't mean they manage it though.