Thanks for the replies.
I nearly invested in gold when it was just over $300 an ounce back in 2001 but I was talked out of it, another problem was the AUD was quite weak against the USD at the time, if only gold was around that price now with the AUD sitting so high.
Nick Bolton was very successful investing in BrisConnections with only $100,000 and pocketing $4.5 million in 2009, he used his slice of power to sell his shares in a voting decision to make that money. And now he is broke from a scam and with other failed investments.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mor...-1226033653082