Thought provoking article for all of us with the view that ever higher house prices are a good thing The thing is, eventually the piper must be paid…

$40m for a mega block at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast This has a bit of pre-GFC record setting about it afr.com/property/resid…

We all remember this bet - Buffett on the index vs the Hedge Funds Not easy to beat the index ! Remarkably, the 10 yr period included the GFC, where the S&P 500 index suffered a 37% drawdown Still came out well ahead over 10 years

When you’re first starting out, the rate at which you can save and invest money is more critical than whether you’re generating a 7% or 15% return on that money As the capital base grows, the return gets more important with compounding But to start with, saving big is key

Here’s your easy explainer for why actual inflation is still running hot… …despite the Govt’s artificial measures to keep the reading down

Hismile - high flying Gold Coast unicorn Selling toothpaste for $16 and other dental products Up against global conglomerate Colgate Was ‘on track’ for $1bn sales in FY24 How does something like this fare with a stretched consumer? afr.com/wealth/people/…

$NVDA Nividia market cap - USD 2.9 trillion Total UK sharemarket market cap - USD 3.2 trillion Food for thought…

$TVL.AX Touch Ventures When the investing team’s nous has the market pricing the stock below cash backing…

$RPL.AX Regal Partners continuing efforts to gobble up Aussie fund managers Non-binding proposal to acquire $PTM.AX Platinum Asset Management here

$AHC.AX Austco Healthcare - big seller today - 36.4m shares at $0.20 Nearly 10% of the company Should improve liquidity Keep an eye on this one…

Multiple arbitrage - the serial aquirer’s wet dream! Buy a mom and pop shop at 4x earnings and roll it into your listed vehicle at 10x earnings Immediately value creation 🐰 🎩 Works great until it doesn’t Here’s one that came unstuck: $PPE.AX

Realestate agents complaining about $REA.AX price gouging Lol What adds more value to a seller - being listed on the go to property portal that gets all the eyeballs, or the abilities of the agent?? REA costs look pretty low relative to agent fees amp.theguardian.com/australia-news…