Hi Redwing,
Sorry to report it's all v. boring. Rents continue to be paid on time & in full, dividends continue to be paid - last month it was the banks, this month will be the LICs. I recently asked property managers for approx valuations of IPs - they are all up 7-15% on last year - not that I (currently) have much interest in either drawing down equity or paying down debt. Share portfolio is doing what it always has - up & down. Some down days are good for buying, up days are good for holding.
Hi zed_kid,
Have you read the whole thread yet ? there must be something about value in there somewhere ? I buy what works for me - blue chip property or shares that I can borrow against, that provide a good income, with the probability of good growth preferably in the short & long term. ROI & IRR depend on good forecasting - too hard for me. And I foresee a bull run in both shares & property - just not sure when it's going to start though
, or what's going to happen before they do start. The lead indicators for property are pretty poor ATM, for shares they are better. However, left field events still dominate the global economy - a China slowdown may be the next reason for a sell-down here.
And finally, as I have said previously, I continue to think that it's unlikely that the world is about to end, and that in the medium & long term sensible investing in good value shares & property will work out fine.
Cheers Keith