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There are a very large number of aldi stores being built/refurbished. They're here to stay and will only expand market share over time, as they become more widespread/well known. I wonder if Lidl will make the move over as well?

Wunderbar. Cheers

Erko, Could you explain this part? 50% tax on capital gains? Discount to hold 12 months? Or does it mean your CGT is reduced by 50% if you held the shares longer than 12mths?

Aldi are expanding hard, as well. There's at least 4-5 new stores opening around NSW at the moment along with refurbs of their existing to add liquor sections etc.

That's not very nice :P

There's been a couple of comments about the quality of Vanguard's offerings in this type of product thus far. Maybe worth having a look back through the thread and reporting your findings? I'm not trying to be a *****. As a dumb guy, I've always found the best way to get smart people to...

A salient question, Macca. Something I've not researched myself TBH.

Emphasis is mine. China I'm not sure if you meant this intentionally, but if so, this isn't thinking like a wise investor. This goes completely against diversification of assets and leaves you very exposed to the fluctuations of one particular market.

What about the general summary of advice I gave, IV? Which is to say that generally just DCA on Index Funds over time will produce reasonable returns over 5-10 years?

Care to elaborate on the reasoning behind your opinion?

No worries, thank all the other posters for providing the information. And probably wait to see if they agree with my summary first :o

If you're following what seems to be the most consistent advice from the thread (to my eyes), which is to gradually purchase / DCA your way in to Vanguard index / managed funds, then I think the best time to start buying is "now". The assumption being that as you are holding for long term...

That'd be a disservice to us all, roe. Judging by your post history, you've got no chance of being banned. Keep the wisdom coming :P