Quote Originally Posted by Ziggurat View Post
Not exactly. eg. Residential propery investment is a bit like reverse child sponsoring. In that case you get updates on the child's progress and nice photos of them. Your investment in them is personalised. The same is true with residential property. It is personalised. You know it is just one individual person you are riding on. Sitting on their shoulders as they groan under your weight, occasionally beating them with a riding crop.

It is why I've avoided that form of investment, at night in bed I just couldn't stand that thought. I prefer that my investment is spread painlessly over many stocks. A lot may lose a little to benefit you but they don't feel it.
I have to say, that’s a pretty convincing argument you make there.