Investing
Understanding your SMSF and tax
Super is such a tax-effective investment vehicle it is easy for SMSF members to overlook the need to manage the fund's ongoing tax situation
How to manage the tax on your investments
Are you maximising your tax deductions in relation to your investing costs?
SMSF asset allocation: it’s the mix that counts
"A SMSF needs growth assets such as shares but it also needs cash for at least two years' planned expenditure so it won't need to cash in good assets if the market is having one of its normal downturns."
Super fund provides an active option
Mercer SmartPath members can be active investors with the super fund or leave the decisions to the experts.
Don’t fall for self-managed super sales pitch
The golden rule of investing applies: don't put all your eggs in the one basket, especially when it comes to a self-managed super fund.
Why parents may start including kids in SMSF
New research shows a lot of young people are interested in an SMSF and the possibility of joining their parents' funds.
Why the buck stops here with self-managed super
A self-managed superannuation fund has to protect itself, warns Peter Freeman
Guaranteed super fund suits worried investors
If certainty about the earnings from your superannuation or pension fund is paramount, here is a superannuation fund with a capital-guaranteed return.
Which ethical funds are high performers?
I like a say in where my money goes. I don't want my savings going to tobacco or gambling or big polluting companies. That's where ethical funds come in.
Provident Capital investors dealt another blow
Investors who put their faith in the supposed safety of bricks and mortar have been dealt another blow with Provident Capital being placed in receivership.
