Wednesday, April 5, 2017

[Smart Investing] Why super's greatest strength is also a major weakness | Life's financial turning points: good and not-so-good | Chuck Berry, ageing and the gig society

 
Smart Investing™
with Robin Bowerman
Principal, Market Strategy and Communications

6 April 2017

 

Robin Bowerman
In this edition
Why super's greatest strength is also a major weakness
Life's financial turning points: good and not-so-good
Chuck Berry, ageing and the gig society
 
Smart Investing
Why super's greatest strength is also a major weakness
It is an exciting time when you are starting a new job. There are new colleagues to get to know, new work practices to learn and opportunities to explore. It is also a time when you can often end up with a new super fund because if you are not paying attention your new employer is required to select a default fund for your super contributions.
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Life's financial turning points: good and not-so-good
The marriage and divorce statistics for 2015 sadly suggest that 43 per cent of Australian marriages may end in divorce. Significantly, this number-crunching does not include separations of de facto couples.
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Chuck Berry, ageing and the gig society
The recently-deceased Chuck Berry was, of course, widely recognised as a true pioneer of rock and roll. What Berry probably wasn't widely recognised for was his determination to work way past traditional retirement ages.
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Tools and Calculators
 
 
Long-term pain if super used for property
Leanne Abbas | 31 March 2017
Proponents of young Australians being able to access their superannuation to secure their first home have to consider the cyclical nature of markets, as this poses immediate and long-term implications for retirement savings, according to Vanguard.

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