Investment Mistakes - Investment Strategies

• Video: Investing because of infrastructure

  As opposed to common belief, just because a new freeway is being built, or a new hospital is being constructed — capital growth does not necessarily follow. read more

• Video: Trying to time the market

  In this series of short videos, I discuss the common mistakes I’ve seen investors make. Today we discuss every investor’s dream of “buying low and selling high” to maximise gain. read more

• Video: Not understanding the power of demographics

  The more you know about the most common mistakes that investors make, the better your likelihood of building lasting wealth. It’s important to understand how demographics drive our property markets. read more

• Video: How to avoid common mistakes property investors make

  Unfortunately, we know most property investors fail. Let’s start this video series with a big picture overview of where property investors get it wrong… read more

• The Ugly Truths About Property Investing

  Anyone who invests in property believing it’s going to be risk and hassle free is making a mistake, as there are always risks involved. In fact, there is a dark side to the property industry – and it could cost you a pretty penny. read more

• The truth about rental yields

  Rental yield is one of the most often used indicators when assessing a property’s investment potential, but there is more to the advertised number than meets the eye read more

• Emotional traps that could cost you a lot of money

  Succeeding as an investor is not just about how good you are at crunching the numbers. It has a lot to do with how you master your mindset and emotional state. Australia’s leading experts and investors explain the worst emotional mistakes that you need to avoid at all costs. read more

• Successful investors reveal: My biggest mistakes and lessons learned

  One of the surest ways to succeed is by learning from others. Knowing what to avoid from their mistakes, and what to adopt from the lessons they learned, will help you succeed yourself. To this end, we quizzed Australia’s most notable and successful investors, who have shared the mistakes they made and lessons they learned from their investments. read more

• 10 Things that could lose you money in 2014

  While property is a reasonably safe investment, there are also many ways you could lose your hard-earned cash. Sam Saggers lists his top 10 strategies to avoid in 2014 read more