8 steps to super success
Merely thinking about your super means you’re straddling the first major hurdle that most Australians face when planning (or not) for their retirement and looking into your future. As an employee, you have your employer helping you with your retirement [...]
Four reasons to buy insurance via your super fund
Choosing the right level of insurance cover within your super fund is one of the three big decisions you make when joining a fund, along with choosing your investment options and deciding how much you want to contribute to your [...]
Life insurance: Hey, does super have a deal for you!
One of the best deals in superannuation has only a slight connection to your life in retirement. If you’re a member of a large super fund (such as an industry fund or retail fund or public sector fund), and you [...]
Fund choice: Comparing super funds in 8 steps
A common and reasonable question is, what does a good super fund look like? Professional rating companies, such as SelectingSuper, SuperRatings and Chant West, evaluate and rate Australia’s largest super funds against various criteria.
Cooper Review: Top 10 recommendations from final report
On 5 July, the Government released the final report of the Super System Review (Cooper Review). Although there won’t be an official response on the final report for several weeks, the Superannuation Minister…
SMSFs: Nothing exotic or personal says Cooper review
If you run a self-managed super fund don’t be expecting to invest in anything exotic, or to get up close and personal with fund assets, based on the latest preliminary recommendations from the Super System Review (SSR).
Super for beginners, part 13: Why pick one industry super fund over another?
Q: I know that industry super funds generally have a good performance – particularly because of low fees, but I wondered, what is the benefit of picking one for your particular industry?
Super for beginners, part 4: My son’s super account is bleeding fees
Q: Hi, I am inquiring on behalf of my son who is unable to work at this stage of his life. It has been three years since he worked. He doesn’t have much in the fund and it is going [...]
THE SOAPBOX EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Cheap financial advice now available – what does it mean for consumers?
Superannuation funds are now providing cheap (and in some cases, free) personal financial advice to super fund members with the blessing of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In early July 2009, ASIC announced that it’s okay to provide [...]
