SUMMARY: Time to start considering some tax planning after another good run for shares. So let’s revisit in-specie transfers to your SMSF. There was a time, fairly recently, when SMSFs trustees were considered liars and frauds in the eyes of the government (and the Treasury). At least in regards to the in-specie transfer of assets […]
SUMMARY: Taking SMSFs seriously – now fund managers and stock brokers want to know how we think so they can second guess us. Yes, self-managed super funds are a force to be reckoned with. You and I have known that for some time. But it’s only now just dawning on some elements in the finance […]
SUMMARY: Here are nine steps to get your SMSF ready for whatever’s ahead in 2014. In life, you can look forward or you can look back. But it usually pays to do a bit of both. While the final results aren’t in yet for calendar 2013, it was a fine year for investors and self-managed […]
SUMMARY: You’re ready to buy an investment property. But inside or outside a SMSF? Here’s what you need to weigh up. It’s a parent’s lot to put their children’s interests ahead of their own. Some take it a little further than others and they are prepared to make sacrifices beyond the time when the “raising […]
SUMMARY: Do you want to make it tax-free for the next generation? A recontribution strategy requires some forward planning. We all know and love super as this great income stream that comes to us tax-free eventually, usually after we turn 60 or 65. Well, most of it comes tax-free to nearly all of us. There […]
SUMMARY: How much super should I have now for someone my age? Here’s a starting point – by 50, you should have 3.5 times your current salary. “I’m X years old. I’ve got $Y in super. Am I on track for a comfortable retirement?” There is an overabundance of statistics in superannuation. Government instrumentalities and […]
SUMMARY: One SMSF – many accounts. Why your SMSF has “yours” and “mine”, but no “ours”. It’s time to bust a myth about SMSFs. Perhaps it’s more misunderstanding or misconception than myth. But it’s certainly time to crush it. Your SMSF, if there are two members, has at least two accounts. There is “yours”. And […]
SUMMARY: While complex changes to super have been ditched, there’s no word on increasing concessional contributions limits. And, to be sure, don’t hold your breath. The wording of the Coalition’s election promise for superannuation of “no unexpected negative changes” in its first term was very deliberate If the Coalition flagged a change before the election, […]
PORTFOLIO POINT: A change in investment styles as you shift to pension? Here are six things to consider. An important positive about tax rules is that they are largely don’t change too much. If you know what the rules are, you can plan for them and play them to your advantage. For SMSF trustees, tax […]
PORTFOLIO POINT: Uneven incomes in your couple? And at least one of you is considering a pension? Here’s a strategy for you. Money is, from the results of most surveys, one of the top three topics for arguments in a household. The joining of a couple’s finances can lead to all sorts of tensions, from […]
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