Thanks for the reply
I read a post earlier (minero?) about a newbies section for investing. Maybe this is an area that can be developed and may help the lesser experienced amongst us understand how the financial markets operate and so encourage more posting.....and more asking of "dumb questions"
Some of the content on here can be daunting at times to some of us. That is in no way a criticism as in my case, the less I understand, the more determined I am to get my head around some of the ideas on here.
On a plus point, this site has renewed my interest in investing. My portfolio consisted of mainly index trackers which were returning about 5% pa, but i now have the confidence to diversify into other areas such as natural resources, emerging markets, japan and gold of course. Consequently, my investments are performing much better since.
Thanks for the site Bubb and all the best for the new year
harvi