Reply to: Time of Opportunity

[alreadypacked]

I would do my bit to help the economy if I had a better quality printer.

[sasguru]

Everyone is so glum, but you need to start seeing the opportunities. You can make more money from a recession than any boom. Buy assets cheaply and hold on, you'll be rich come the next boom.

Rich I tell ye!

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No sheet, Sherlock.

[ChimpMaster]

Wait for gold to fall sub-$600, preferably $400, then buy it and hold for a couple of years until the price hits $6000+.

[TimberWolf]

I would do my bit to help the economy if I had a better quality printer.

[DaveB]

Some advice from the experts in this thread would be nice. What opportunities will there be for someone holding a cash warchest ?

- UK Property
- Undervalued shares

.... any other tips ? Or is everyone keeping their ideas secret

Depends how long you are investing for. If it's 5 years+ then buying now is not such a bad option, imho we are closer to the bottom than to where we started, if you see what I mean. If you are just looking for a quick return then sit on the cash and wait for the bounce, unless you think you can beat the market and can afford to take the risk.

[Doggy Styles]

Some advice from the experts in this thread would be nice. What opportunities will there be for someone holding a cash warchest ?

- UK Property
- Undervalued shares

.... any other tips ? Or is everyone keeping their ideas secret

Diversify. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

But don't put them anywhere yet, there's a long way to go. Think on this. While government and personal debts are spiralling upwards we're getting deeper and deeper into the shit, and I don't see that being turned around for years.

[BoredBloke]

I think the FTSE will bottom out nearer to 3000 than the 3500 it is now.

Loads more bad news still to come in 2009!

Maybe then its time to BUY BUY BUY shares?

Or if things continue as they are it will be BYE BYE shares

[rootsnall]

WHS

[BrilloPad]

Some advice from the experts in this thread

[M_B]

Some advice from the experts in this thread would be nice. What opportunities will there be for someone holding a cash warchest ?

- UK Property
- Undervalued shares

.... any other tips ? Or is everyone keeping their ideas secret

[PM-Junkie]

The impact of the .5% interest and the BoE printing money has not factored into the market yet.

I beg to differ. Interest rates at near zero and quantitative easing was factored in ages ago. Evidence the fact that the pound hasn't plummeted to the degree that you would normally expect with a 50% cut in interest rates. Perhaps I should add the word "yet" though

I suspect that the volatility in the markets is partly down to a fear of "too little, too late". Again.

[Cyberman]

An expert on the radio today was saying 'buy property' because quantitative easing will cause rampant inflation. Thus the best investments will be in assets that appreciate with inflation. Nice to know that some experts are expert enough to agree with me.

[DimPrawn]

The great thing is, not only will all assets be rock bottom, but every one of us will have barrow loads of cash! Billions of pounds each to spend!

Boomed! Not.

[Solidec]

I think the FTSE will bottom out nearer to 3000 than the 3500 it is now.

Loads more bad news still to come in 2009!

Maybe then its time to BUY BUY BUY shares?

[alreadypacked]

Therefore I don't expect another significant run on the currency IMHO

I don't expect a run, just a slow decline