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How do low cost SMSFs compare?
Personal Finance
How do low cost SMSFs compare?
Costs matter a lot to your return outcomes. How do SMSFs compare, and at what balance do they make sense?
Shani Jayamanne | 23 January 2025
Clearing up confusion on the $3 million super tax
Retirement
Clearing up confusion on the $3 million super tax
There seems to be more confusion than clarity about the mechanics of how the new $3 million super tax is supposed to work. Here is an attempt to...
Meg Heffron | 17 June 2024
How SMSFs are investing their money
Retirement
How SMSFs are investing their money
New data shows the number of advised SMSFs is increasing at the expense of self-directed SMSFs. It also suggests more SMSFs are turning to...
Brett Grant | 25 March 2024
Millennials are making the switch to SMSFs
Retirement
Millennials are making the switch to SMSFs
The younger generation’s drive into SMSFs should give the sector a further growth boost, putting pressure on incumbents to lower fees and enhance...
Anthony Fensom | 19 October 2021
Too big to hide: Australia’s largest SMSFs spark debate
Retirement
Too big to hide: Australia’s largest SMSFs spark debate
A small number of self-managed 'mega-funds' are causing a stir, writes Anthony Fensom.
Anthony Fensom | 27 September 2021
The unstoppable rise of the self directed investor
Stocks
The unstoppable rise of the self directed investor
This is the first time in recent memory the market has undergone a step-change in investors, says wholesale broker AUSIEX.
Emma Rapaport | 23 June 2021
DIY super without the SMSF hassle
Retirement
DIY super without the SMSF hassle
You don't need to wear the expense and complexity of an SMSF to pick stocks and other vehicles for your retirement fund.
Glenn Freeman | 01 August 2019
Dividend imputation: Is class war raging?
Retirement
Dividend imputation: Is class war raging?
Battle lines have formed over the Australian Labor Party's proposed changes to dividend imputation, with opponents dubbing it the latest front in a...
Glenn Freeman | 14 March 2018