New Posts For Thread: Help a novice?https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-noviceAre government bonds a secure way of keeping savings safe?Are there other safer options?Gold is not for you benny. Don't get me wrong, it's not that you don't have any patience, it's that you don't have any brains to understand what purpose it serves, nor money to buy it with.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514650795#514650795Gold is not for you benny. Don't get me wrong, it's not that you don't have any patience, it's that you don't have any brains to understand what purpose it serves, nor money to buy it with.Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:31:42 -0600put it under the floorboards and wait I hope your a young man WWWCD because its gonna be a long wait.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514645081#514645081put it under the floorboards and wait I hope your a young man WWWCD because its gonna be a long wait.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:04:39 -0600Take a look at retail bonds. The recently issued ICG7 is paying seven percent. You should not put all your wealth in one asset type. Spread it around a little.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514623105#514623105Take a look at retail bonds. The recently issued ICG7 is paying seven percent. You should not put all your wealth in one asset type. Spread it around a little.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:22:41 -0600ok cheers, again for a detailed and helpful answer Menelaushttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514595241#514595241ok cheers, again for a detailed and helpful answer MenelausWed, 04 Jan 2012 17:00:18 -0600WWCD, there's a very easy way to look at this. Anyone who follows these markets (and the world of finance - notice I didn't say the economy) and hasn't realized yet that bankers/politicians will continue to try to print their way out of this mess, hahttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514594731#514594731WWCD, there's a very easy way to look at this. Anyone who follows these markets (and the world of finance - notice I didn't say the economy) and hasn't realized yet that bankers/politicians will continue to try to print their way out of this mess, haWed, 04 Jan 2012 16:50:45 -0600Ok Menelaus, so a good investment iyo then?https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514593919#514593919Ok Menelaus, so a good investment iyo then?Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:32:02 -0600Gold is something I was thinking about but like you say, it could come down with a bang if a collapse did happen.Au contraire. Gold (the physical kind, NOT PAPER) will not "come down with a bang if a collapse did happen", it will immediately become phttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514593467#514593467Gold is something I was thinking about but like you say, it could come down with a bang if a collapse did happen.Au contraire. Gold (the physical kind, NOT PAPER) will not "come down with a bang if a collapse did happen", it will immediately become pWed, 04 Jan 2012 16:21:39 -0600Whippet, I must say a big thankyou for such a detailed answers, which you clearly went out of your way to write. I spend most of my time on the footy forum and this type of answer is not the norm! Once again, cheershttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514593295#514593295Whippet, I must say a big thankyou for such a detailed answers, which you clearly went out of your way to write. I spend most of my time on the footy forum and this type of answer is not the norm! Once again, cheersWed, 04 Jan 2012 16:18:27 -0600nothing is truly and completely safe in this current environment. The thing is though, I would think that in the event the UK government did default on it's debts, the money you had under the bed would be completely worthless anyway, so you are screwhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514590515#514590515nothing is truly and completely safe in this current environment. The thing is though, I would think that in the event the UK government did default on it's debts, the money you had under the bed would be completely worthless anyway, so you are screwWed, 04 Jan 2012 15:26:06 -0600Cheers Whippet, So investing in Uk government bonds is not a good move then? From what I heard, (its very little on this subject) it was a better option than just leaving all savings in the band. Gold is something I was thinking about but like you sahttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/28817943/help-a-novice?post_id=514583363#514583363Cheers Whippet, So investing in Uk government bonds is not a good move then? From what I heard, (its very little on this subject) it was a better option than just leaving all savings in the band. Gold is something I was thinking about but like you saWed, 04 Jan 2012 12:48:51 -0600