Probably cost me about a $100K. If you wanna learnt how to waste it, this is how its done, first invest all your monies in my case about $150 K of units trust, then morgaged it and used the money to buy shares. If disaster e.g. similar to 911 category striked. You will probably be corner or be torn apart by opposing forces, only one way out, sell and cut your loses, almost bankcrupt me. Also bought a new flat 6 years ago at $450K (some 20K above valve) which is quite common it those days and now probably worth $400K now. I forgot to mention as the market is depress, its still not so bad, Think of those condo that are above a million and probably worth some $700 or $800K now.