(03) 9020 2905SUMMARY: Cash is dead. And it’s time SMSFs woke up to the real cost of their love affair with the folding stuff. There’s always an exception to the rule. … Read More ‘Cash is king’ is dead
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SMSF property investors: Rate cut winners
SUMMARY: A small number of SMSFs holding cash were relative winners from yesterday’s rate cut. Have you heard of offset accounts? More than one million SMSF members will have winced … Read More SMSF property investors: Rate cut winners
Low-cost super: It’s not that hard
SUMMARY: Get real. There is plenty of low-hanging fruit if governments really want to cut the cost of Australia’s baseline super. Stop with the pussyfooting on superannuation. If governments really … Read More Low-cost super: It’s not that hard
Exploiting low rates 2: Good numbers for gearing
SUMMARY: It’s the perfect cocktail for SMSF property investors. Two parts rising asset prices and one part low-interest rates. So, the bookies were wrong. An interest rate cut was odds-on … Read More Exploiting low rates 2: Good numbers for gearing
A superannuation slap?
SUMMARY: A superannuation slap? Stand by for broken promises on super, probably in property. Given a choice between being slapped in the face and not being slapped in the face, … Read More A superannuation slap?
TTR: The secret to not having to work longer
SUMMARY: You don’t have to work longer. Just be smarter with your super. Have a transition-to-retirement pension in your sights. Yet another government manifesto says the nation’s workers are going … Read More TTR: The secret to not having to work longer
Wealthy will never be trapped in super
SUMMARY: Eat the rich. Super tax concessions don’t cost the $33 billion that is purported. And the aspiring wealthy would find another way. There’s a simple solution to the problem … Read More Wealthy will never be trapped in super
Federal Budget: Can super tax concessions be saved?
SUMMARY: Pressure is building for major change on retirement incomes. Which bitter pill will we be asked to swallow? We must be in Budget kite-flying season again. That time … Read More Federal Budget: Can super tax concessions be saved?
Property in a DIY fund can be a monstrous investment
SUMMARY: Low interest rate warning for SMSFs and potential property investment. Just when you thought the bonfire was fizzling out, the Reserve Bank throws on a little fuel. The Reserve … Read More Property in a DIY fund can be a monstrous investment
Avoiding super estate problems
SUMMARY: Who gets your super when you die? You might be surprised that your wishes won’t necessarily be followed. The perfect plan for your superannuation would see it to last … Read More Avoiding super estate problems