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Total returns %
2008: (53.77)
2009: 45.16
2010: 20.51
2011: (1.72)
2012: 13.64
2013: 18.26
2014: 4.55
2015: (8.26)
2016: 13.21
2017: 18.86

3 years (including 2008) of negative performance. Also have to factor in the exchange rate but potentially it could yield rather high results.

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Lemme clarify: "All you need is for Bitcoin/cryptos to surge for a week and this crash (yes, crash!) will be forgotten by the fanatics."

Quote from: jaDEB on January 22, 2018, 10:27:48 am

Are you refereeing to "Is this bitcoin’s crash-and-burn moment?" or other one ?

No there is a letter to the editor "Bitcoin's fall no surprise" - which I found interesting

Despite reassurances from the bitcoin faithful, we may well be seeing the beginning of the end of the bitcoin bubble (Bitcoin plunges on investor jitters, January 18). This should not come as a surprise to anyone who has bothered to seriously interrogate the nature of the phenomenon.

This unregulated digital unit, created (or "mined") at great computational effort and cost and limited to 21-million units in issue (if the anonymous creators are to be believed), was touted to become a worldwide payment mechanism. This was never going to happen, simply because bitcoin in its current guise and the numerous copycats it spawned do not meet any of the criteria of an acceptable currency.

Apart from matters such as having to be a store of at least some value, a generally accepted means of payment and a unit of account, the fundamental question of who controls the volume in circulation remains unanswered. In a sense, bitcoin units are not unlike the cereal box cards of baseball heroes or Ben 10. The euphoria of "mining" these cards evaporated as soon as the supply dried up, and you can’t even show your collection of bitcoins to your grandchildren.

That the blockchain technology underlying cryptocurrencies may well find useful application in many other areas is fairly certain. Unfortunately, the mystique surrounding the technology blinded many to the risk of investing in cryptocurrencies.

Unlike the retailers and other vendors who jumped on the bandwagon and accepted cryptocurrencies, the small guys who have already or are still to lose their investments may well receive some sympathy.

Blignault Gouws
Waterkloof Ridge

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2018-01-22-letter-bitcoins-fall-no-surprise/

It is time for my fiance to get her income protection etc. sorted and to update my stuff. The company my financial advisor worked at (*cough* NMG) split their financial division into a new company called Morebo. Long story short, it seems impossible to get hold of her. No replies on LinkedIn, emails to her and her assistant's old address do not bounce but do not reply with any kind of details as to what is going on. Maybe I don't make her enough money   

Anyway, since I'm no fan of Liberty I thought this is my chance to change from one hell to another like Discovery. Do any of you have any life insurance policies with them, know of any good financial advisors or can recommend another company? (Sanlam, Old Mutual?)

Ideally, I want the FA to sort out all this insurance crap which sometimes goes over my head. A lot of the types of cover etc. look like they overlap so any pointers will be welcome

Currently my thinking is to phone these guys: http://www.genesisadvisory.co.za

I'd say so. Look at that rebound! ...for the week anyway

Nah, multiple questions and you give a random one when he signs up.

I would load that question and its key via an Ajax request and generate it client side plus a honeypot. So you'll end up with:

input 1, hidden, name="questions"
label, question text
input 2, name="answer"
input 3, hidden, name="telephone"

Reason:
1. It is generated client side so bots must support JavaScript
2. Random question so difficult to specifically target you
3. If that honeypot (telephone) comes back with a value you know a bot entered it

...or just use Google CAPTCHA