Laura Millan writes a piece for the Financial Standard where she talks about accelerated trading from the yard of SMSF investors. The market has been volatile of late and investors are not missing the chance to buy cheap while the market is trading low.
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Think You Are Cut Out For SMSF? Find Out
A self-managed super fund is a surefire way of gaining greater control over your investments. It also offers you more flexibility (till the time you abide to your investment strategy). This said, there are various responsibilities on the shoulders of an SMSF trustee, and what’s more, you must tick many right boxes before entering into the SMSF space. Let us find out if the SMSF is for you; if yes then why and if not, then what may be the single biggest reason hindering you. Read along.
SMSF trustees Look Towards Direct Office Fund
Nicholas O’Donoghue writes a piece for the website Money Management where he talks about the inclination of SMSF trustees towards direct property funds for providing returns in a low interest rate environment.
Watch Out! Don’t Dip Too Soon Into Your SMSF
Tony Negline writes an article for the website The Australian Business Review wherein he talks about the impact of dipping into the SMSF; too deep or too soon. Such ‘dipping’ generally comes in the form of loaning out money to relatives or members of the fund.
Looking to Include ESS in Your SMSF: Answer a Host of Questions First
Jason Clout writes a piece for the Australian Financial Review where he highlights the possible consequences of using the Employee Share Scheme (ESS) in the SMSF. Executives rally around the idea of bringing in shares/share options into their SMSF for gaining an advantageous tax position.
5 Most Stupid/Weird Investments You Could Make
People invest for diverse reasons. If you probe the surface, you will find that earning money out of the venture is the top reason but look deeper and you will find myriad currents in the human brain which determine an investment. A person who has lost a loved one to cancer may open a cancer research institute even if the proposition is not financially rewarding. Likewise, some investors may have a score to settle with life, an anger to placate or a ego-battle to win. Sometimes, rare though such occasions may be, investors also make those really stupid/weird/ridiculous investments.
Let us, if only in jest, examine some potentially stupid investments. I am sure some of them will invoke fits of laughter and if you are reading this funny topic seriously, may be one or two may give a spark for a really smart investment idea…and there is actually one such example here. Read along!
