Hi Dale,
I know, you are a very conservative person and prefer P&I over IO, albeit fully aware of the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy. I respect that, and I fully agree that whatever strategy you use, you should feel comfortable with. So please just keep collecting your P&I properties at your own pace, you are comfortable with, I will be the last person to criticise it.
I personally am an I&O person until enough property accumulated, then I will start to do one-off repayments on I&O loans. It does not necesseraly makes any sense, but makes me feel happy, so I will do it. Within a limit I can repay the principal every year, without potentially over committing myself on the repayment front.
I am not so concerned about great interest rate rises as (assume it could happen) if RK is right and people will stick what they understand (cash) then you can imagine what a nice portion of interest rate rise would do to an already bleeding stock market (due to large amount of withdrawals and insufficient capital replacement) and to the public confidence, etc, etc. People don't need shares or managed funds or any paper assets to live, but still have need shelter, which is a bit of encouragement for property.
Regarding to RK's latest book. I read it on day one, it came out. As I see, the point he is making that Defined Benefit based retirement turned into Defined Contribution based. This takes the responsibility away from the provider (employer) and also improves the liability columns of balance sheets. This also assumes that the future retiree (or its employee who places the compulsory amount with a superannuation manager) fully conversant with the rules of gambling (pardon me), the right word is investing.
As this is not the case (which does not seem to be), so the retirement / financial planning / fund management honey band wagon is in full swing and we see lots of newly created, highly educated in the latest theories "experts" travelling freely on it. What I mean, they advise, place, manage (put mis wherever applicable) for a nice fee with absolutely no accountability for their actions. Our banks have also smelt the honey pot, so they bought up several quality and quantity funds for sometimes absolutely ridicoulus prices.
Our Goverment also liked the smell, so it taxes left right and center and whenever it can get hold of it. I may add just a pinch of lack of financial education for the masses and I would say we are up for a very nice ride, where annually at least 1 HIH value goes down on the gurgle. This is the regulated retirement financial plan for the majority.
I think I might just stick with properties, and maybe some other form of gambling (I can learn how to throw a dart, so I might apply for a fund manager position) where I feel that at least I am in control of my own destiny and may choose the "experts" I am willing to share the path with.
Just the 2c.
Tibor
I know, you are a very conservative person and prefer P&I over IO, albeit fully aware of the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy. I respect that, and I fully agree that whatever strategy you use, you should feel comfortable with. So please just keep collecting your P&I properties at your own pace, you are comfortable with, I will be the last person to criticise it.
I personally am an I&O person until enough property accumulated, then I will start to do one-off repayments on I&O loans. It does not necesseraly makes any sense, but makes me feel happy, so I will do it. Within a limit I can repay the principal every year, without potentially over committing myself on the repayment front.
I am not so concerned about great interest rate rises as (assume it could happen) if RK is right and people will stick what they understand (cash) then you can imagine what a nice portion of interest rate rise would do to an already bleeding stock market (due to large amount of withdrawals and insufficient capital replacement) and to the public confidence, etc, etc. People don't need shares or managed funds or any paper assets to live, but still have need shelter, which is a bit of encouragement for property.
Regarding to RK's latest book. I read it on day one, it came out. As I see, the point he is making that Defined Benefit based retirement turned into Defined Contribution based. This takes the responsibility away from the provider (employer) and also improves the liability columns of balance sheets. This also assumes that the future retiree (or its employee who places the compulsory amount with a superannuation manager) fully conversant with the rules of gambling (pardon me), the right word is investing.
As this is not the case (which does not seem to be), so the retirement / financial planning / fund management honey band wagon is in full swing and we see lots of newly created, highly educated in the latest theories "experts" travelling freely on it. What I mean, they advise, place, manage (put mis wherever applicable) for a nice fee with absolutely no accountability for their actions. Our banks have also smelt the honey pot, so they bought up several quality and quantity funds for sometimes absolutely ridicoulus prices.
Our Goverment also liked the smell, so it taxes left right and center and whenever it can get hold of it. I may add just a pinch of lack of financial education for the masses and I would say we are up for a very nice ride, where annually at least 1 HIH value goes down on the gurgle. This is the regulated retirement financial plan for the majority.
I think I might just stick with properties, and maybe some other form of gambling (I can learn how to throw a dart, so I might apply for a fund manager position) where I feel that at least I am in control of my own destiny and may choose the "experts" I am willing to share the path with.
Just the 2c.
Tibor