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Super Safe Investing in Syndicates and Listed Property Trust

As the world turns, what is referred to as the economic clock also continues turning. In general, investors move through cycles of optimism and pessimism with various asset classes. This book explores one of those classes – syndicates and property trusts.

Hewat is a former newspaper editor and a prolific writer. He has witnessed various asset classes move through their boom and bust phases and has written about them. In this book he explores the value of investing in property syndicates and listed property trusts. They are often overlooked by the novice who is greedy for quick returns, but Hewat shows that consistent returns can often show a better return over a longer time period, although they may not be as spectacular as those asset classes covered elsewhere in the popular media.

This is a book that explores ideas that may not have been considered before. Hewat does not pretend to be the ultimate authority on the subject, but rather gives an insight into how syndicates and property trusts work and what possible returns can be achieved. For the evolving serious investor, it is a book to help further explore the possibilities of portfolio protection through using uncorrelated asset classes.

A rather successful investor and property trader once told me of advice his father had given him: “Each year take half of your investment profits and put them into real estate. That way when, not if, the crash comes you will still have some assets.” This book helps you become aware of various ways of integrating this valuable advice with your overall investment approach.

With over 35 books to his name, most of them on financial matters, Hewat presents information in a clear and easy-to-read style. Read it, have a chat with your financial team, and chances are you may be adding some of these strategies and asset classes to your portfolio management approach.

This article was originally published in the Sep/Oct 07 issue of YourTradingEdge magazine (www.YTEmagazine.com). All rights reserved. © Copyright 2009, MarketSource International Pty Ltd.

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