Set out below are all SuperGuide articles that relate to SMSF investing.
2020 Year in Review, 2021 Preview
After a tumultuous year that rocked lives and livelihoods, investors have cause for cautious optimism in the year ahead.
Guide to SMSFs and insurance
SMSF trustees regularly need to assess whether each member of their fund has an appropriate level of insurance. In this article we look at whether there are benefits having insurance inside your SMSF rather outside your super fund.
A step-by-step guide to valuing tricky assets
SMSFs are required to value their assets at market value every financial year, this is easy enough for listed assets, such as equities, but it’s not so straightforward for unlisted assets like commercial property or collectibles.
US election plays second fiddle to COVID
Despite the derision US president Donald Trump attracts, there are pluses and minuses to his departure from the White House next January for local superannuation investors.
What are the most popular listed investments for SMSFs?
Tracey Spicer talks to Ron Lesh, Managing Director of BGL about what are the most popular shares, managed funds and ETFs that SMSFs invest in.
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SMSF investment: 20 most popular ETFs
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
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
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
This article lists the 20 most popular international shares invested in by SMSFs as of 30 June 2020.
SMSFs reserves: What are the rules?
There are legitimate reasons for maintaining reserves in your SMSF, but the ATO is keen to point out that avoiding tax is not one of them.
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SMSFs: Investment property tax deduction mistakes to avoid
Property investment is popular with SMSFs, so it’s important to understand what your fund can and can’t claim as investment property tax deductions.
SMSF investment rules: Collectables and personal use assets
If you are a passionate collector or connoisseur, then you may be able to use that knowledge to boost your retirement savings.
SMSFs: Sustainable investing just got personal
The year 2020 has been a turning point for sustainable investing on so many levels. COVID has brought to the forefront of investors’ minds considerations such as how companies treat their staff, as well as numerous other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
SMSFs and cryptocurrency investments
Now that some of the initial hype has gone out of cryptocurrencies, it’s a good time to take a clear-eyed view of their investment potential.
SMSFs switch to managed accounts
Managed accounts are increasingly taking the place of managed funds in self-managed super fund (SMSF) portfolios because they give advisers the ability to act swiftly when markets move, as well as offering tax advantages and improved transparency.