Investment

[speedy_thrills]

What have PHers found to be their best investments over the last few years? (excluding education) Shares, property, businesses, automotive etc?

[KingRichard]

speedy_thrills said:

What have PHers found to be their best investments over the last few years? (excluding education) Shares, property, businesses, automotive etc?

Property... Not personally but have quite a few friends and clients who have made an absolute mint.

[cymtriks]

I'm surprised you mention education as an investment. It took me 15 years after graduating to catch up financialy with the non grads on the shop floor. Given that todays graduates have to pay out a shed load and often end up unemployed or in a rubbish job plus the debt... work it out for yourself. I'd certainly never recommend higher education to my children.

Investments...
RR shares
bought at 133 and sold at 186, made just under 1K
bought at 108 and sold at 233, made over 3K

currently looking highish at about 275 each, usually the addages "remember, remember to buy in November" and "sell in May and go away" apply so I'll be watching the price with a view to a bit of Christmas shopping.

Does anyone know a share or market sector that peeks in Winter and is low in Summer?

[vixpy1]

Land Secureties, Scottish and Southen and Tesco have been my best performers over the last couple of years.

[shadowninja]

Abbey National and Trinity Mirror.

[srebbe64]

definitely business, by a country mile.

[agent006]

lastminute.com shares

Still outperforming everything else i've got. Although it does help that i bought them for about tuppence each when it was all a bit touch and go for them.

[scorp]

Property is the only investment for me, as that's apparently the safest thing to keep from Greedy Gordon.

Whats the point in saving for a pension when he's going to take half of it off me (inevitably) to pay for those that can't be bothered.

[shadowninja]

scorp said:

Property is the only investment for me, as that's apparently the safest thing to keep from Greedy Gordon. Whats the point in saving for a pension when he's going to take half of it off me (inevitably) to pay for those that can't be bothered.

no doubt the bastard will bring in some sort of tax. i hear one south london council is thinking of imposing forced sales on second properties...

[tinman0]

^ dont invest in this country then. invest in overseas property.

[ATG]

cymtriks said:

I'd certainly never recommend higher education to my children.

With more graduates being churned out year after year, it's going to become a basic requirement in time. Encourage them to do a degree that is sought after by employers and in short supply, e.g. maths, any science, any engineering disicipline...

[john75]

tinman0 said:

^ dont invest in this country then. invest in overseas property.

Iraq might be a good punt imho
Do not bother with Eastern Europe now the best deals have all gone.