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Bull run a super confidence booster

SUMMARY: It’s amazing what some solid superannuation returns can do to your mental wellbeing and outlook on life. Sure, markets have got a little bumpy since November. But the 18-month run prior to that gave superannuation investors an inner-glow. And, let’s face it, probably an outer-glow too. It can’t not have, can it? Are you […]

Taking stock of in-specie transfers

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 […]

Secret lessons from DIY funds

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 […]

SMSFs become a distorting force

SUMMARY: The power wielded by Australia’s SMSF sector is growing. Will we use that power wisely, or just in individual self-interest? When it comes to throwing its weight around, there is one super fund that can put quakes and quivers into the spines of board directors globally. CalPERS, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, can […]

Is property best inside a SMSF?

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 […]