Recent market volatility and its impact on super returns has highlighted the importance of managing investment risk. Some super funds manage this task better than others.
How risky is your super?
The three drivers of investment success are time, returns and risk. Try to remove risk and in time you’ll rue your lost returns.
Consider these two risks before you start a super pension
Today’s retirees are being given a masterclass in risk, thanks to the brutal impact of the coronavirus on global markets.
Sequencing risk and pension income: A tale of two market journeys
A major market fall is always bad news for investors, especially retirees who have limited time and opportunity to recoup losses. But the impact of losses on your pension income is all in the timing.
How to grow your super: Know your risk profile
What’s your risk profile and why is it key to one of the most important decisions you can make when it comes to boosting your super account?
7 ways your super fund manages investment risks
Like it or not, investing to grow a retirement nest egg involves taking some risks. Super funds use a variety of strategies to help reduce the inevitable investment risks they face as they work to deliver good investment returns to their members.
9 investment risks and how they can affect your super
Knowledge, as they say, is power. Find out the ways your super can be impacted by risk so you can, where possible, reduce your exposure.
5 ways sequencing risk affects your retirement
Find out about the dangers of sequencing risk and strategies that can help defend against it.
Risk profiling and your investment choice
Investments exist on a risk spectrum. The higher the return, the higher the risk. So, your comfort with different levels of risk is crucial in determining what kind of assets you can, and should, invest in.
Longevity risk: How deferred annuities can help your savings last
In this article we will consider how a person can best ensure that they maximise their income in retirement from their savings while at the same time ensuring that their savings last for as long as they do.
