http://polynate.net/aussie_investor Investment tips and tricks for Australians Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:04:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’d love to invest in a market that is growing at 15% per annum (like the Chinese plastic pipe market) — and yet, even with that growth, competition has become cut throat. But more disturbing is the subtle undertone in the article about environmental risks. It is very heartening to ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/10/23/risks-of-investing-in-a-developing-market/ Investing takes effort — and discipline. You’ll need a good reason to spend the time and to make the sacrifices you need to make. What is your reason? Why do you want to be wealthy? If your goal is simply to be rich, you will never be ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/10/08/principle-4-wealth-is-not-the-end-just-the-means/ Apparently the Sydney property market is still slowing down — and other cities may be following. Meanwhile Perth and Darwin are growing from mining dollars — and mining companies are turning into property developers. The growth data presented in the article seems a little confusing to me. Yes, the ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/10/08/hard-landing-for-sydney-but-it-only-_just_-lets-the-stock-market-catch-up/ In recent times, the message to ‘invest in incoming producing assets’ has been perhaps most popularised by Robert Kiyosaki in his bestselling book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Originally marketed as an autobiography, it appears that it is really more of a business fable — but nonetheless, many owe their ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/09/23/principle-3-compound-investing/ Start out with an overview of the remarkable growth of the Chinese real-estate market (and it’s only been around for 10 years! And then consider that, because of government regulation intended to curb overheated growth, it is currently in a state of stagnation, but about to ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/09/20/chinese-real-estate-time-to-buy/ An interesting statistic from The Age: Only 31% of dwellings in the city are owner-occupied (the rest are investor-owned rentals). This compares with 76% owner-occupied in the rest of metropolitan Melbourne. And 82% of city dwellings are residential apartments (that’s right, the ones I don’t recommend you buy ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/09/15/city-has-31-ownership-rest-of-melbourne-has-76/ This principle is not only true of investment property, but of investments in general. For stocks — you should research the company, the industry, the key factors — and watch the latest news that can effect the future value of your stocks. For businesses, market research is essential — ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/09/15/principle-2-research-your-target-market/ Reuters reports annual growth rates from 10 to 42.9 percent in New Zealand. Although Auckland prices grew only 4.4%, other major cities had 10-20% growth and some provincial areas grew in excess of 30% in just 12 months! Again, will be interesting to see if this article will ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/09/14/new-zealand-growth-continues/ Most people are familiar with the concept of risk vs. return, i.e. in general, you must seek higher risk investments to achieve higher returns. For example, government bonds are a reasonably safe investment, but tend to provide a minimal return after inflation. In contrast, highly volatile stocks can ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/09/13/risk-vs-return-be-a-little-bit-of-an-entrepreneur/ More than any other field of learning, responsibility for your financial education lies with you. Sure, you need to continue learning for your career, your family, your life, etc. But these tend to be facilitated by your company, your church and community groups. Financial wisdom is far ... http://polynate.net/aussie_investor/2005/09/10/principle-1-be-educated/