Don't be blinded - just because we have made money in property does not mean it was the best allocation of our capital.
Well Sackie, I'm sure we can all find articles on the internet to post here. But there's one thing we do know... People have a limit to what...
The problem with property is that prices are dictated by availability of credit. This is clearly evidenced over the last 20 years where we have...
Thanks will check out Kidman. Read Dick Smith. Loved the first third or so of Malcolm Turnbull's but the rest is too much politics. Didn't finish...
What are your favourite biographies? Any good Australian ones?
I like the discussion... But ultimately it's simply setting objectives and taking steps to move towards those objectives. The people one...
Property has had a glamorous run. Low interest rates and double income households are a relatively new paradigm. Will this continue? Make up...
That LVR is only because of the asset price bubble there. Nothing good can come to Australia from expensive residential property. It's a disaster!
Meaning simply acquire new holdings in the trust. Leave your personal holdings for now and sell down over time perhaps. Because an off market...
It's that graph from a reliable source? We need a productivity shake up in this country that's for sure!! Australia economy: Westpac, Seek,...
Assets minus liabilities equals equity. If you use cash and I use debt to invest in stocks, we cannot conclude anything without reference to the...
@Sackie If one has debt, and chooses to use cash to invest in equities, this is akin to leveraging against property to buy equities. A whole...
This is about reducing risk for the bank, rather than your own risk profile as an investor. Banks do have money to lend. Just not to the average...
Actually you can negative gear a share portfolio and offset the loss against other income. Same as property.
Another option is buying the property in a company. There are pros and cons to each structure option. Many factors to consider...
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