[Smart Investing] A retiree's choice: super pension or lump sum

Click here to view Smart Investing™ online. Smart Investing™ With Robin Bowerman Principal, Market Strategy and Communications   07 July 2014   IN THIS EDITION: A retiree's choice: super pension or lump sum SMSF members: a diverse group A retiree's choice: super pension or lump sum The latest APRA Insight publication records, published over the past week, shows that a little more than half of the $74.5 billion paid out in retirement benefits in 2012-13 was taken as pensions rather than lump sums.   Read more SMSF members: a diverse group Many members of the 8,000 or so new self-managed super funds being setup over the next few months - a peak time of the year for the establishment of SMSFs - will be relatively young people with incomes well below $100,000 a year.   Read more Vanguard in the news Invest overseas or you'll lose out Bina Brown | 28 June 2014 Exposure to overseas sectors is vital for your portfolio. Looking at fund flows low-cost index strategies such as Vanguard International were a clear winner over active options, with the exception of the Magellan Global fund. To read more, please visit the Australian Financial Review website. Please note the link above will show a copy of the article (where freely available), or the publisher's website if a subscription is required. QUICK LINKS Exchange Traded Funds Performance News and Commentary Retail Managed Funds Client services Online: Click here to see contact details for the Vanguard Client Services Team around Australia. Client service associates are available from 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday (Melbourne time). Email: clientservices@vanguard.com.au Telephone: 1300 655 101 8:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday, Melb time. Vanguard ETF Help desk: 1300 655 888 8:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday, Melb time. Unsubscribing from this email: To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please click here or contact us on 1300 655 101. General advice warning Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd ABN 72 072 881 086 / AFS Licence 227263 is the product issuer. We have not taken your or your clients' circumstances into account when preparing the information in our electronic publications so they may not be applicable to your circumstances. You should therefore consider your or your clients' circumstances and our Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) before making any investment decision. You can access our PDS here or by calling 1300 655 205. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Our electronic publications are prepared in good faith and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions. Not all articles are prepared by Vanguard so they may not represent our views and opinions. Vanguard Investments Australia Limited is in no way responsible for the content or loss resulting from use of any website owned by a third party that may be linked to this email via hyperlink. © Copyright 2014 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. All rights reserved. Terms and conditions of use  |  Disclaimers  |  Privacy policy CONNECT WITH US  LinkedIn  Twitter