Tribe.net. Local Connections Bloke72 http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/dc15d55d-18e8-4998-b266-2dd6a56fc88a 2007-11-01T08:15:29Z 2007-11-01T08:15:29Z

<div>I vote for myself and am elected unanimously HAhhahahaa</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

Bloke72 2007-11-01T08:15:29Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/b3d7322b-879a-4b02-be93-535e440d2f50 2007-06-06T06:43:30Z 2007-06-06T06:43:30Z

<div>mmm...coincidence? <br/> <br/>Released 6 June AM <br/>A team from the University of Malaysia claims to have developed a healthy alternative to Viagra, made from walnuts. It is called N-Hanz, and has been tested successfully on 40 volunteers suffering erectile dysfunction. <br/>http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/06/crunch_time_for_impotence.html <br/> <br/>Released 6 June PM <br/>Food and agribusiness group Webster Ltd is showing extra confidence in the walnut industry, announcing plans to build a $2 million walnut processing plant in the Riverina region of NSW. <br/>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/06/06/1181089131839.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-06-06T06:43:30Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/009e1845-dbbc-4bce-ac91-dc589d77d0f5 2007-05-31T04:07:10Z 2007-05-29T23:46:59Z

<div>"The Estate Property Group went into voluntary administration yesterday, after its investment company Australian Capital Reserves Ltd (ACR) raised $300 million from investors in unsecured loan notes." <br/> <br/>http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,21814191-37037,00.html <br/> <br/>Before that we had Fincorp and Westpoint. Have a look at the pictures of the creditors, mostly older retirees. I think we have to ask: <br/>Will these investors ever learn? <br/>Will ASIC do more to protect them? <br/>Do the adverts fairly reflect the risk associated with the investment?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 1 reply </div>

2007-05-29T23:46:59Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/1bf08f8f-9207-4023-ab8d-33245d676007 2007-05-18T12:57:08Z 2007-05-18T12:57:08Z

<div>Time to go long on agri stocks ? You decide. <br/> <br/>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21755506-1702,00.html <br/> <br/>Other signs: <br/>read in the papers that the emus are laying again up north <br/>wattle trees blooming across southeastern Australia <br/>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21665775-1702,00.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-05-18T12:57:08Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/2f551354-f291-485e-bcd0-a92c7e9833cb 2007-05-17T05:32:10Z 2007-05-15T23:40:13Z

<div>Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: <br/> <br/>The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. <br/>The fifth would pay $1. <br/>The sixth would pay $3. <br/>The seventh would pay $7. <br/>The eighth would pay $12. <br/>The ninth would pay $18. <br/>The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59. <br/>So, that's what they decided to do. <br/> <br/>The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since <br/>you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. "Drinks for the ten now cost just $80. <br/> <br/>The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his "fair share"? They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33.But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so: <br/> <br/>The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings). <br/>The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings). <br/>The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings). <br/>The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings). <br/>The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings). <br/>The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings). <br/>Each of the six was better off than before. <br/>And the first four continued to drink for free. <br/> <br/>But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. "I only got a dollar out of the $20,"declared the sixth man. <br/>He pointed to the tenth man," but he got $10!""Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got TEN times more than I! "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks! ""Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor! " <br/> <br/>The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money <br/>between all of them for even half of the bill! <br/> <br/>And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 1 reply </div>

2007-05-15T23:40:13Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/dc00f893-1cff-4589-bb10-94b1264b2a92 2007-05-16T06:06:49Z 2007-05-16T06:06:49Z

<div>Macquarie boss' bumper pay 'justified' ~ Federal Liberal frontbencher George Brandis has defended Macquarie Bank boss Allan Moss' $33.5 million pay packet. <br/> <br/>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/05/16/1178995204468.html <br/> <br/>Circumstance or performance?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-05-16T06:06:49Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/0d0988e5-946a-42a7-a527-dc422dc06711 2007-05-14T02:36:41Z 2007-05-14T02:36:41Z

<div>*Ha ha OMG* Telstra would consider any takeover bids, CEO Sol Trujillo says no offers yet received, Telstra shares have gained 24% over the past 6 months <br/> <br/>Read more <br/>http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,21726185-31037,00.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-05-14T02:36:41Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/ed3641d6-be1c-4225-92ca-0c99816ddeb1 2007-05-08T11:11:11Z 2007-05-08T11:11:11Z

<div>For a brief summary <br/>http://www.cch.com.au/budget2007</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-05-08T11:11:11Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/5ac0257c-b77a-4b71-9179-959d89bfca7c 2007-05-01T23:31:20Z 2007-05-01T23:31:20Z

<div>The budget will be handed down Tuesday night 8 May 2007, with a federal election due to follow later this year.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-05-01T23:31:20Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/4ae60df0-1aa0-442d-b4de-e2d06a3ba326 2007-05-01T23:24:34Z 2007-05-01T23:24:34Z

<div>Running out of time...reminder that you have up to 30 June 2007 to contribute $1 million into your superannuation. This is non-concessional contribution (used to be called undeducted contribution). No contributions tax. <br/> <br/>BTW after 1 July 2007 you can only wack in $150k pa (or $450k over 3 years). More than this, the contributions will be taxed.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-05-01T23:24:34Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/9d46a0ab-af83-4d37-aadc-a88060f18c67 2007-04-26T23:49:18Z 2007-04-26T23:49:18Z

<div>Look at the history of Wall Street and you will see a major theme: conflicts of interest. After all, the business is based on relationships. <br/> <br/>http://www.bloggingbuyouts.com/2007/04/20/taking-the-con-out-of-conflicts-of-interest/ <br/> <br/>(Sound familiar ? Macquarie's not alone)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-04-26T23:49:18Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/43457f41-a630-4f8a-a405-ce74ff52f9ea 2007-04-26T01:14:19Z 2007-04-26T01:14:19Z

<div>Trying to publicise this tribe and what do visitors get... <br/> <br/>Quote <br/> <br/>Sorry to say it, but as far as ease of use is concerned, forums suck. <br/>They are also unreliable as indicated by the following error I received <br/>when going to that site: <br/> <br/> <br/>An Error Has Occurred <br/>what were you doing when this error occurred? <br/> <br/>If you're seeing this page, it means that something has gone wrong on <br/>our end. <br/> <br/>Sorry about that. Please take a moment to help us fix this problem by <br/>giving us a brief description of what you were doing when this error <br/>occurred. <br/> <br/>Unquote <br/> <br/>Just my rant....so pls ignore.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-04-26T01:14:19Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/2c64fa42-f5f8-4692-89a9-d4facf904b5e 2007-04-25T04:18:50Z 2007-04-25T04:18:50Z

<div>Came across National's 7.14% 3 year fixed investment loan <br/> <br/>http://www.nab.com.au/Personal_Finance/0,,86240,00.html?campaignID=KKT&amp;WT.mc_id=KKT <br/> <br/>It says "...lets you enjoy a competitive interest rate of 7.14% p.a fixed for 3 years interest only in advance. This loan provides you with the certainty of a fixed rate and term along with potential tax benefits associated with taking out an interest only in advance loan." <br/> <br/>Huh? Implying you can get a tax deduction on the whole 3 years interest. Understood that you can only claim a tax deduction on prepaid interest up to 13 months ahead. Is that right ?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-04-25T04:18:50Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/3e8bcd64-5217-40bc-8225-bef991eca7af 2007-04-25T03:54:31Z 2007-04-25T03:54:31Z

<div>With hoards of private equity prowling around, takeover offers are coming in thick and fast. Arriving in the mail daily, are Offer Acceptance Forms. Should us smaller shareholders accept promptly, sit back and do nothing or chuck that piece of paper in the bin ? <br/> <br/>I’ve found that by accepting, the shares are “reserved” and this becomes a bit of a pain as you then can’t sell them on market (short of withdrawing the acceptance). With some takeovers like QANTAS, you don’t know if it’s coming or going. Learnt my lesson, in future I’m going to sit back and do nothing ! <br/> <br/>Any thoughts ?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-04-25T03:54:31Z http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest/thread/6ab665b0-01c0-4491-a01c-bdd5300fe529 2007-04-25T03:53:50Z 2007-04-25T03:53:50Z

<div>G’day Bloke &amp; Erik, Welcome!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/ausinvest">ausinvest</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-04-25T03:53:50Z