(03) 9020 2905SUMMARY: Should I start my own SMSF? Why should I, and why should I not? Their numbers topped 500,000 a while ago. And their members have recently passed through the … Read More The pros and cons of SMSFs
Tag Archives: SMSFs
The super property end game
SUMMARY: If you’re comfortable with property outside super, why wouldn’t you invest in property inside your SMSF? The power of property investment is a broadly understood wealth-creation concept by those … Read More The super property end game
Planning for the pension changes
SUMMARY: The door stays open until the end of the year for account-based pensions and generous health care cards. There’s going to be a rush of work surrounding super pensions … Read More Planning for the pension changes
A super dream put to rest
SUMMARY: Big-picture changes are coming to superannuation. It’s never too early to plan to beat them. It’s time to declare at least one superannuation dream dead. It’s been in a … Read More A super dream put to rest
Super benefits after death
SUMMARY: Anti-detriment payment after death from your SMSF are a way of recouping tax paid for your beneficiaries. Taxation can be a funny thing. Some tax rules seem particularly unfair. … Read More Super benefits after death
SMSF money is moving out of cash
SUMMARY: A speed gun would clock it at marginally faster than glacial, but SMSF money is moving out of cash. To where is the surprise. There are two assets that … Read More SMSF money is moving out of cash
Crunching superannuation gearing
SUMMARY: An appetite for gearing risk is back for investors. Here’s the menu for super investors who are hungry. More than six years after the barn doors were fully opened, … Read More Crunching superannuation gearing
Crunching the gearing
SUMMARY: An appetite for gearing risk is back for investors. Here’s the menu for super investors who are hungry. More than six years after the barn doors were fully opened, … Read More Crunching the gearing
Super concessional contributions caps to rise for under 50s … don’t miss it!
SUMMARY: Positive developments on two fronts in super, with lighter regulation of SMSFs a possibility. It seems like the tide has been running out forever for superannuation investors, including SMSF … Read More Super concessional contributions caps to rise for under 50s … don’t miss it!
What’s on the budget’s super wish lists?
SUMMARY: Superannuation Budget submission time – a time for wish lists and the tooth fairy. The air surrounding Joe Hockey’s first Budget as Treasurer is getting pretty thick and acrid. … Read More What’s on the budget’s super wish lists?