What are your Investment Rules?

[kiora]

Explanation in comments section?

"For every study that says the VIX tells us anything, there are 10 that show it's virtually worthless.

It's based on the next month's index options which are a combination of expectations of gain and covered calls that are made to protect gains that have been already made - NOT based on what the market is expected to do."

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/vix-...211921506.html

[kiora]

A bit too complicated for novices?

"How to hunt for ASX growth stocks (and 6 ideas to get you started)

Livewire's Carl Capolingua and Chris Conway have built a process for identifying growth stocks - they share it with you here."

https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wire...ROWTH%20STOCKS

[kiora]

What Are the compounding returns from property?

I say a house,and property in general, is not an investment,its a lifestyle choice
It can be used as part of an "investment portfolio" but property on its own is risky due volitility,pricing,liquidity,leverage.

"The surprising odds of homeowners losing money"

https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/revea...ir-house-45808

"But if you pick any six-month period in the last 32 years, you’ll find that in Auckland house prices went up only 76% of the time (and by up I mean by at least $1). That means they dropped 23% of the time."

"As with most investments, the longer you hold, the higher the chance it goes up in value."

"But that also means 30% of the time it drops in value"

And were in NZ are the highest rents in NZ? Did you guess Gisborne?

"Even after 20 years, there is still a 2% chance (or one in 50) that the value of your house has dropped. It’s highly unlikely, but still possible.

You might wonder if this ever happens in real life. The answer is yes, it does."

"Reserve Bank says, house price increases aren’t a sure bet. But the longer you hold, the better the odds."