Shares beat property

[Slade]

Well we all knew it was true and property doesn't give you fantastic real vale returns, but finally a report has been released that tells us how it is;

From the age > ASX shares outperform property

Australian shares outperformed both listed property trusts and residential property to provide the best real returns for local investors over the past two decades, an industry survey has found.

The 2008 Russell/ASX report found Australian shares outperformed all other sectors, delivering the best after-tax and after-cost returns at both the lowest and highest marginal rates.

[arinjacob]

Shares beat property investment based on preference, risk and return, not one of tax effectiveness because if these two very different products are used in the same way, both can provide the same tax benefits.