Know the name of your super fund
If you know the name of your super fund then everything in superannuation becomes a lot easier.
Next question: how do you find out the name of your super fund?
1. Ask your employer, or even your fellow workers
2. Check documents that your super fund sends to you
3. What about the industry fund for your industry or trade?
4. Could you belong to more than one super fund?
It’s a good idea to check that your super fund has your current address too.
How it works:
Bridgette is 23 and has just finished her first year as a qualified nurse. She wants to know how much money she has in her super fund. The problem is that Bridgette doesn’t know the name of her super fund: all she can remember is filling in a lot of employment forms when she started work. Most of her nursing colleagues belong to
Extract from Trish Power’s book, How to make $300,000 without trying! (30 ways to save your super) (Wilkinson Publishing) ($7.95). Reproduced with permission.
See also
- Super for beginners, part 13: Why pick one industry super fund over another?
- Super for beginners, part 2: My first job
- Super for beginners, part 18: My employer hasn’t paid my SG. What can I do?
- Super for beginners, part 19: My employer has gone broke. What happens to my SG entitlements?
- Super for beginners, part 14: Save tax – Supply TFN to your super fund
