Boost your super covers how much your employer must pay into your superannuation fund, how much you can contribute, the tax-free bonus the Government gives you, contribution strategies and everything you need to know about making personal superannuation contributions.
Boost your super also has special sections on Superannuation Guarantee (SG), Co-contributions and Salary Sacrifice
Note: This article is the second in a special two-part series that SuperGuide updates regularly, designed to help SuperGuide readers more easily access the hundreds of questions and articles that we have published on the SuperGuide website. This article, ’Super checklist: 10 more ways to boost your … [Read more...]
International shares and international property delivered the biggest returns for the 2014 calendar year (1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014), according to rating company, Chant West. In the table appearing later in the article, Chant West lists the investment performance of 11 asset classes, and … [Read more...]
The investment performance result for the 2014 calendar year (1 January to 31 December 2014) for the median growth superannuation fund, has exceeded the long-term average annualised return, according to rating company Chant West. The median return for a growth investment option within a … [Read more...]
The median superannuation growth fund gained 8.5% in value for the 12 months to December 2014, with international shares and international property being the strongest asset classes, according to rating company Chant West. Performance tables are set out later in this article. Warren Chant, … [Read more...]
Q: What you do is very important, thank you. I am 62 years, retired and draw an allocated pension. What I need is to get sound independent advice about whether I am in the best fund for my needs and how my super fund compares. I am considering changing super funds, but I need to know whether the … [Read more...]
Before I wrote Super Freedom, I had often discussed the need for a practical non-technical book for women on superannuation. The first question I was asked when I told some female friends that I was writing a book for women on superannuation and retirement was: ‘Why does there need to be a book on … [Read more...]
Q: We have a girl working for us who is on an English working visa. She doesn’t have super at home in England but do we have to pay her super while she is working for us? If yes, how do we go about it? Do we put it into a special super fund that she can then transfer over to her English one, when … [Read more...]
Q: I am earning a salary of $270,000 including super. I am aged 42. I understand a maximum contribution level applies based on a 9.5% SG contribution, before the balance up to $30K limit can be made on a salary sacrifice basis. Can you please confirm what the maximum SG contribution is allowed to be … [Read more...]
We receive many questions from readers about particular superannuation funds and whether we think fund A or fund B is a good super fund. We are an information site, rather than advisory service so we cannot provide advice on the merits of a particular fund, but we can give you some guidance on how … [Read more...]
How much money do you need in retirement to live a lifestyle free of everyday money worries? For many Australians, this means a lifestyle where you can pay your bills without financial stress, you can enjoy an occasional holiday (or many!), you can maintain your car and house, and you can buy gifts … [Read more...]
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