PORTFOLIO POINT: Cash is fighting back as an asset class. What sort of strategy do you have for your SMSF’s cash holdings? There’s no need to give an SMSF trustee … Read More A simple way to lift SMSF returns

Sacre blue! That cheeky Cooper fellow wants to do what? He wants to ban DIY funds from owning artwork! No wonder the nation’s artisan peasants are openly revolting. But it’s … Read More Cooper’s cruel and artless super plan

PORTFOLIO POINT: SMSFs offer trustees the ability to get perfectly flexible super funds – inside and outside super – to meet members’ needs. Super research house Chant West has released … Read More Beware SMSF insurance traps

PORTFOLIO POINT: The average SMSF balance will most likely top $1 million this year. Australia’s average SMSF balance could top $1 million this month with the aid of a small … Read More SMSFs close in on the magic million

PORTFOLIO POINT: Shares are out and property’s dominance is entrenched in the NEW super gearing laws, quietly announced in recent days. It was bound to happen. Assistant editor James Frost … Read More Property gets a bigger tick in SMSF changes

PORTFOLIO POINT: Like none before it, superannuation will be a hot button for this year’s federal election. Many Australians might choose to vote on super itself. There comes a point … Read More Will super be an election issue

PORTFOLIO POINT: Detail is desperately required from the Rudd Government on its extension of the new contribution rules for the over 50s. Following a major news event, it’s usually only … Read More Please explain, Mr Rudd

PORTFOLIO POINT: Halving the tax on interest earned outside super creates some more scales that need to be finely balanced for trustees. If SMSF trustees watching last night’s budget felt … Read More More headaches for SMSFs

PORTFOLIO POINT: People can’t take their eyes off property. But the banks are reacting with typical glacial speed to the “new” rules for SMSFs. Have you considered being your own … Read More DIY and property: You be the banker

PORTFOLIO POINT: The All Ords punching through 5000 points shouldn’t distract SMSF trustees from what’s important – making sure your super fund is shipshape for June 30. It felt almost … Read More Your SMSFs June 30 checklist