About us

Helping Australians reach their retirement goals since 2008

SuperGuide provides independent, reliable guidance to help Australians build their super, understand the rules and make confident decisions for their retirement.

About SuperGuide

With hundreds of clear fact-checked articles, checklists and video guides, we are the comprehensive go-to resource on superannuation, SMSFs and retirement.

Our mission is to make super easier to understand so that Australians of all ages can make educated decisions for a more comfortable retirement.

Today, more than 5,000 members trust our independent guidance to grow their super and plan with confidence.

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Our story

When founder Robert Barnes moved to Australia from the UK in 2004, he had to bring his UK pension across and found himself learning about superannuation from scratch.

He soon realised super was one of the biggest financial assets most Australians would ever have, yet few people understood it or paid it much attention. He was also surprised to find no independent source of information that was comprehensive, up to date and well written.

So in 2008 he started SuperGuide to fill that gap. Nearly two decades on, we still start with the questions our readers actually ask, and answer them as clearly as we can.

We’re independent

We’re funded by you, our members, so have no hidden agenda. You can trust our unbiased guides to help you maximise your retirement savings.

We’re experts

Our team of super and finance experts share insights and simple steps you can make to take control of your super and achieve your retirement goals.

We’re comprehensive

With an extensive library of easy-to-follow guides, SuperGuide has everything you need to navigate the complexities of super and retirement.

Australia’s super and retirement experts

SuperGuide is a trusted authority on superannuation, and is regularly referenced in the media.

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Our impact

In 2015, SuperGuide was recognised by the National Library of Australia and included in the NLA archive collection. We are honoured to now be shortlisted among others considered to have long-term significance and research value for generations of Australians to come.

Robert Barnes

Robert started SuperGuide in 2008 and has run it as General Manager ever since. He set it up after moving to Australia from the UK and finding there was no independent, up-to-date guide to superannuation. Over nearly two decades, Robert has shaped every part of SuperGuide, including its editorial standards, its team of specialist writers, and the calculators and tools that thousands of Australians now use. Before SuperGuide, Robert worked in digital media with businesses including realestate.com.au, Eureka Report and Universal Music.

Barbara Drury

Barbara is a financial journalist and author with over 30 years’ experience in Australia and the UK. She is a contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Money section, and has worked for the Australian Financial Review and The Australian. Barbara is the author of Alan Kohler’s Eureka Report Guide to Personal Investing, Sorting Out Your Finances for Dummies and Personal Finance for Dummies and co-author of Investing for Dummies with James Kirby.

Garth McNally

Garth has worked in the Australian Superannuation industry for over 25 years with a specific focus on self-managed super funds. He provides ongoing support and training to individuals as well as to professionals working in the superannuation area, including advisers, accountants and lawyers. He is a regular contributor to industry publications and to the leading professional bodies including Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ).

Kate Crawford

Kate has worked in the superannuation sector since 2003. Her experience ranges from customer service to financial advice, member education, complaints management, trustee services, and learning and development. She currently develops content and facilitates learning sessions for super professionals with the Association of Superannuation Funds (ASFA) as well as writing for SuperGuide.

Penny Pryor

Penny has nearly two decades experience of writing, reporting and editing financial services publications for both institutional and retail readers. She has contributed to, and edited, the Money Section of the Sun Herald and The Sunday Age. She has written for the Australian Financial Review and the Sydney Morning Herald, the Cooperative Research Centres Association publication KnowHow Magazine, JMoney, In The Black and Global Investor.

Harry Chemay

Harry Chemay has more than two decades of experience across both wealth management and institutional asset consulting. His experience spans high net worth wealth management, advisory and institutional asset consulting, including the design of innovative post-retirement income solutions.

Aakash Mehta

Aakash Mehta has been working in the financial planning industry for more than 10 years. He has an undergraduate degree in commerce, a post-graduate degree in international finance and a diploma in financial planning.

Kate Barnes

Kate is an editor with over 20 years’ experience in Australia and the UK. She has written and edited content for a range of magazines and websites, and has worked with top book publishers Penguin, HarperCollins and Random House.

Allan Johnson

Allan is SuperGuide’s Community Manager. As a former accountant and financial planner with almost 50 years in the industry, Allan has helped hundreds of Australians take control of their finances and plan for their retirement.

We are proud of the SuperGuide service and hope you find it useful.

If you’d like to know more about SuperGuide – please feel free to contact us.