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SMSF investment: 20 most popular ETFs

November 16, 2020 by Barbara Drury 1 Comment

ETFs provide SMSFs with an easy and cost-effective means of gaining exposure to international assets, and other harder-to-access asset classes such as emerging markets. This article lists the 20 most popular ETFs invested in by SMSFs.

SMSF investment: 20 most popular managed funds

November 16, 2020 by Barbara Drury Leave a Comment

Managed funds are an investment scheme where investors opt to have a licensed professional – typically, a fund manager – manage investments on their behalf. This article lists the 20 most popular managed funds invested in by SMSFs.

SMSF investment: 20 most popular Australian shares

November 16, 2020 by Barbara Drury Leave a Comment

This article lists the 20 most popular Australian domestic listed securities invested in by SMSFs as of 30 June 2020.

SMSF investment: 20 most popular international shares

November 16, 2020 by Barbara Drury Leave a Comment

This article lists the 20 most popular international shares invested in by SMSFs as of 30 June 2020.

ETFs: How do I use them and what do they cost?

June 19, 2019 by Barbara Drury Leave a Comment

ETFs are a type of low-cost managed fund that can be bought and sold on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) just like shares.

Real DIY super: Ways that SMSFs can be ultra low-cost

May 2, 2019 by Penny Pryor Leave a Comment

Self-managed superannuation funds are often referred to as do it yourself funds or DIY Super. But how DIY can they really get? It it even possible to do everything yourself and if you were, how significant would the savings be?

Which asset classes are popular with SMSFs?

April 4, 2019 by Ben Hall Leave a Comment

Which investments are most popular with SMSFs? A short and simplistic answer is that shares and cash and term deposits compete as the most popular investments across the board for SMSFs.

SMSFs: Top 10 alternative investments

January 22, 2019 by Barbara Drury Leave a Comment

SMSF trustees are often accused of being unadventurous in their asset allocation, but some are bucking the trend with ‘exotic’ investments in everything from horse semen to vending machines and dividend-paying cows.

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