An article published on the website Mortgage Business talks about the recent Australian penchant for online SMSF property advice. There is a clear hike in the number of investors seeking online videos for their property themes.
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SMSF Investors Eyeing Global Equity Market
Cash allocations of SMSFs have reached record low proportions, reports Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. The cash holdings, reportedly, are being curtailed in favour of seeking the overseas market; higher returns in international equities being the major lure. Tim McArthur reports for the website The Motley Fool.
Why Trustees Invest in Risky Assets
In an article for the SMSF Adviser, Shelley Banton discusses why trustees invest in risky assets despite the fact that the returns are meagre to reasonable in a high number of cases and many of them also record losses.
How Much Money is Enough for Retirement Planning?
How much retirement budget is adequate? Are SMSFs pushing themselves in the right direction? In an article for the website SMSF Adviser, Katrina Brown throws light on these pertinent questions. Most of the SMSFs, according to recently analysed data (with a very large sample set) are moving in the right direction and they should have enough in their kitty to enjoy comfortable retirement.
Out-of-Date SMSF Trust Deeds May Cause Penalties
I was reading an article on SMSF Adviser which talked about administrative penalties for those Self-managed Super fund owners who have outdated SMSF trust deeds. Besides, such a situation can result in a compromised death benefit.
Members Ignorant about Insurance within Super
There has always been some speculation about the degree to which Super fund owners understand their insurance cover within the Super. A media release on the ASFA website gives it a final confirmation. The release implores all the super fund members to give a thorough reading to their policies and figure out if it is good enough for them.