Smart Investing
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The Chinese calendar says this is the year of the dragon. Less auspicious perhaps but for Australian investors this is shaping up as the year of fixed income.
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By taking a few simple steps, super fund members can both boost their retirement savings and legally minimise tax on their super – for themselves and their beneficiaries.
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Self-managed super funds seem set to remain by far the preferred superannuation choice among higher-balance members – particularly those in retirement.
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This is a question that many investors are, not surprisingly, asking themselves. But what might surprise some investors is that the answer is not as elusive as it may at first seem.
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Changes to the ASX operating rules to allow fixed income Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to trade on the Australian market will open a new means for investors to efficiently, conveniently and inexpensively diversify their investment portfolios.
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Investment podcasts
Complaints keep rolling in03 Nov 11
If you are ever going to have a beef against your large super fund, chances are it’s going to be about some aspect of its administration.
You can afford to contribute more to super but …02 Nov 11
Are you a 50-plus investor who is pumping as much money into super as possible in your final decade or so in the workforce?
The art of investing28 Oct 11
Investing is often described as part science and part art. But in some superannuation portfolios the art is less about creative ways to think about investment markets and more about the physical expression of an artist’s work.
Against the tide27 Oct 11
There is no doubt that economic uncertainty, highly volatile markets and inadequate savings are encouraging more people to consider whether or not to postpone their retirement for a few years.
Super challenge: coping with bleak news25 Oct 11
One of the great challenges now facing super fund members is how to deal with negative news.
'Expert' forecasters versus dart-throwing chimps20 Oct 11
Take extreme care when someone makes a bold prediction about anything – including the investment markets. Chances are the predictions could be well off mark.
No more Star Trek conventions for Spock18 Oct 11
Seemingly inconsequential announcements of retirement and non-retirement can make headlines – particularly given the rapid ageing of the population, longer life expectancies and the general inadequacies of retirement savings.
Going for gold with super14 Oct 11
Investing, like professional sport, is full of short and long-term challenges. Australia's rugby union team, the Wallabies, knows what a short term challenge looks like- it is dressed in all black. Hopefully, the Wallabies can go one better than our superannuation system.
Geared property in SMSFs: Don’t overlook the investment strategy19 Sep 11
Self-managed super funds have not exactly jumped into gearing direct property.
Stosur plan an antidote for volatility 16 Sep 11
The sporting and investment worlds share many parallels. Like the need for a plan.