Its never to late Bob,

It depends on how bad you want something and if your willing to go through the pain to get it. That pain is what separates the mediocre and the successful. It sounds like you had some heavy hits in the past but through all of these hard times there was something in them that you could have learned from and taken away. Use this knowledge to gain further ground towards what ever you desire.

I would set a goal. maybe an amount of money then work out strategies and ways you are going to get there. You can change your plans but never change your goal until you have achieved it. Make the decision to do something; then like the Nike slogan goes; Just do it!

Have faith in yourself that you can achieve what ever you desire and you will get their, No body knows your potential sometimes you don’t know yourself until you have been pushed outside the boundaries you though you had.

Its never to late, read the story about JC Penney and how these large stores became a success. He rebuilt these after loosing everything he had at the age of 55 due to the depression.

Good luck

Brian

My parents gave me a 1992 Toyota Camry with 335000 k's on the clock .
It drives like a dream and has air con…. all basses covered

Ahhhh this is where all the Investment Nerds Hang OUT…. he he

I’m in the same boat. I move to Brisbane in about seven weeks. I’m a beginner and also need a jumpstart and some guidance for my investment portfolio. I don’t know if this is what your looking for but there is business group called Destiny http://www.destiny.net.au that help manage and build your portfolio at a price. I haven’t looked in to it to much but i think there main focus is positive geared properties. There closest branch is on the gold coast.. ok nope they also have a branch in Clayfield brisbane.

Thanks

Brian Peters [rambo2]