SUMMARY: Have SMSFs peaked? One big industry fund claims to be stealing SMSF business, but ATO statistics are not supportive. Are Australians “over” DIY super? Have we tired of the work involved in running our own super funds? Australian Super claims self-managed super fund trustees are waving a white flag and saying that it’s all […]
SUMMARY: Looking for a potential win in this bleak market? It’s time to reacquaint yourself with in-specie transfers into super. If there are any rays of sunlight poking through this stock market, then they haven’t been particularly bright. The odd stock here and there has sparkled. But so many perpetual favourites have been smashed. So […]
SUMMARY: SMSFs face greater restrictions in 2016 for borrowing to buy property. The banking regulator didn’t just bark a little in 2015. It bared its teeth and showed it knows how to bite hard. While we didn’t get to hear the bark of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority because it was behind closed doors of […]
SUMMARY: No time to relax. SMSF trustees need to consider the risks ahead in 2016 and act now. It’s been nicely quiet out there in DIY super regulation land. Occasional jawboning, the odd threat, but little to no action. The lack of big changes in recent years has been welcome, given the turmoil of the […]
SUMMARY: Industry Super Australia is throwing mud at SMSFs. Hopefully it doesn’t stick, because it’s ridiculously inaccurate. All super lobby groups have a duty to protect their stakeholders. But Industry Super Australia’s latest attack on SMSFs is plain ignorant at best and deliberately misleading at worst. ISA’s report, called “Refocus” is a supplementary submission for […]
I am staggering, limping, into Christmas. Happens every year. Work like crazy through December … to end another year of crazy. Attend about 50 pre-Christmas catchups, leaving a liver in need of detox. Just like you. It’s simply life as a Gen Xer. We’ve got a lot on our plates. Stuff falls off all the […]
SUMMARY: Super, personal name or trust structure? You must consider all of the options when looking to create family wealth. There comes a time in most people’s lives where the constant struggle to stay afloat is superceded by thoughts of creating real wealth. There is spare money left over, monthly, after life’s expenses are covered. […]
Easy! Borrow until your nose bleeds, you can’t sleep at night, or you’re finding it hard to breathe. Then pay a little back. Nope. That’s definitely not the way to do it. But there’s no simple calculation either. How much borrowing is too much is as personal as a finger print. For some, the right […]
SUMMARY: Siren call of property is a Greek tragedy that is claiming far too many SMSF victims. Here’s how to save yourself. The single greatest threat to newbie self-managed super fund trustees continues to be geared property investment. It is a Greek tragedy. The luring song of the property spruiking sirens have been calling out […]
Well, that depends, doesn’t it? Perhaps just wriggle your way into a some $10 Kris Kringles, and you’ll be right, hey bro? But, sadly, a tenner won’t wrap a six-pack of beer, a CD, or a even a decent box of chocolates. And with roughly 94 Christmas drinkipoos in the next 25 days – to […]
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