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Property does have a great defensive profile as well as growth prospects, higher rents are one of the biggest sources of inflation, which infers that property prices keep up with inflation well. And Australia is a popular place to immigrate to which should buoy up property prices in an otherwise...

@annz Yeh it depends on your risk profile I suppose. Least risky investments < cash < bonds < commodities < property < whole market ETFS < specific market ETFs < individual stocks < gambling/CFD's etc < most risky investments If you have a high risk tolerance put it all into tech stock ETFS...

Check out the performance of SPY, SPHQ, and MOAT over the long-term, with MOAT being my favourite. And to add a little bit more of a kick, throw a bit of SOXX and IHAK in the mix.

@annz Here in Perth, that would seem pretty reasonable. House prices in some suburbs went up about 9-13% last year and are expected to do the same in the next year, so an average 4% over the next 10 years would be quite reasonable. A few caveats, it's the house and land packages (with a...