PORTFOLIO POINT: Contributions to SMSFs are down dramatically and your verdict is in – Labor’s attack on “wealthy” trustees is responsible. And you’re very angry. Here’s what you said in … Read More Fleeing DIY super – Why Eureka Report readers are turning away from SMSFs

PORTFOLIO POINT: Why did SMSF super contributions plummet in FY2010? Plus Labor exercises good sense in ignoring Cooper’s arts ban recommendation. Okay, hands up if you increased contributions to your … Read More SMSF mystery

PORTFOLIO POINT: If you don’t know what day you’re going to die, a little forward planning for your super assets is an imperative. When the Howard Government made super tax … Read More Death and taxes

PORTFOLIO POINT: The stats to June 30 are finally in. Today, rate your own performance as an SMSF investment manager for FY2010. For the first year in three, most super … Read More How does your SMSF measure up?

PORTFOLIO POINT: An election looks imminent. Labor’s “super plan” is taking shape. Here’s what you need to know. The dust is slowly settling on Labor’s blueprint for superannuation. None of … Read More

PORTFOLIO POINT: We can only hope large parts of Cooper’s Super System Review are treated just like most of Ripoll and Henry – vastly ignored. There’s something fundamentally wrong with … Read More Cooper’s wrong assumption

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