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Very true. My stock portfolio is 100% Australian Index right now. But that will change come 1st July (new FY). I am all cashed up and will start buying US Indexes to diversify. Cheers, Oracle.

The highlighted bit is the most important. It might be safer for an ageing/retiring US baby boomer but for someone still far from ageing/retiring almost all commentators strongly recommend having portfolio with large portion invested in stocks (>= 80%). There is no doubt that over the long term...

The point of index investing (agree index investing has only been available since 1970s) is passive low cost investing with satisfactory returns. The returns of index investing has been somewhere between 9%-11% compounded annually. To some people this is not good enough and that's fine you...

Good luck MTR! I am no share investing expert either. As in I don't know which companies will be best investments over next 10-20 years. But I do know whichever company happens to be best investment, should make it's way into the index and being an index investor I would automatically own it...

Plenty of rock solid companies offered such yields during the lows of GFC. Do you recollect your views on sharemarket during that time? Market will surely offer these kind of yields again in future. The question is when it does will you be ready to act, or will you think sharemarket is risky...

I expect 9% total return (don't care ratio of CG / Income). I am good enough to manage that aspect. The beauty of shares is I can sell shares to generate income as long as the total overall returns are maintained over the long term. Don't think there is any other asset class other than broad...