SuperGuide
Superannuation and retirement planning information
The SuperGuide newsletter contains all the latest information, Q&As, tips and strategies about superannuation and retirement planning.
Granny flats: How to ensure everyone’s rights are protected, Pension funds of the year 2023–24: What makes a winner?, How to choose a pension fund, How to use Moneysmart’s Account-based pension calculator, Super and pension fund performance: Where does your fund rank?, Pension fund rankings
Super funds of the year awards: Best super funds for 2023–24, How the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) works, Super and pension fund performance: Where does your fund rank?, Super fund rankings, Super news for November 2023, Super fund performance: Monthly returns to October 2023
The sprint finish: How to boost your super before retirement, How to select a retirement income calculator, How to use the Moneysmart Retirement Planner, Mind over matter: The psychology of retirement planning, Can I access my super? FAQs about conditions of release
SMSF investment: Most popular Australian shares, international shares, managed funds, ETFs, and LICs/LITs, How do ETFs compare to LICs/LITs and managed funds?, What you need to know about six-member SMSFs, SMSFs and estate planning: Part 3
What advice can I get from my super fund in retirement, What retirees need to understand about property insurance, What’s the Carer Allowance and am I eligible?, What’s the Carer Payment and am I eligible?, The Age Pension when living apart: What you need to know
YourSuper comparison tool review, What are lifecycle super funds, and how do they perform?, Selecting your super fund: Can I make the choice?, Super news for October 2023, Super fund performance: Monthly returns to September 2023
How much super do I need if I don’t own a home?, How to use the Moneysmart Superannuation calculator, 7-point guide to what happens when you meet a financial adviser, Who to turn to if you have a problem with your financial adviser, 3 steps to making a complaint about your super fund, What concession cards are available for seniors and pensioners?
Choosing an SMSF service provider, SMSF guide to currency hedging, SMSF loans: What are the SMSF borrowing rules?, SMSFs and estate planning: Part 2, Managing your SMSF through a recession
Tips to help your super last longer, Support services for unpaid carers, Help! I think I’m being paid too much pension, Dual pension strategy: Reducing super death benefits tax for non-dependants, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card: Eligibility and how to apply, Age Pension rates (September 2023 to March 2024)
APRA’s performance test: Exposing choice products for the first time, Super fund performance: Monthly returns to August 2023, 10 points to check on your annual super fund statement, Super news for September 2023, How to use the Moneysmart Super Contributions Optimiser, Boosting your super balance with Super Rewards
How to plan for your retirement, Why financial literacy is vital for a good retirement, What age should I retire?, Case study: When can I afford to retire?, What I would do differently now: Retirement plans are shifting with the times
SMSFs and estate planning: Part 1, Which SMSF expenses are tax deductible?, SMSFs: How to deal with lost paperwork, Diversification and your SMSF: Why and how to do it, Super pensions vs lump sums: How they differ and why it matters
Pension fund performance to June 2023, Super pensions: Trends in payment frequency, flexibility, fees and more, Healthy eating in your 70s and beyond, Advance care plans: Why everyone should have one, Best performing pension funds
How carry-forward (catch-up) super contributions work, How myGov can help you keep track of your super, Risk profiling and your investment choice, Super fund performance: Monthly returns to July 2023, Super news for August 2023
Independent financial advice: Why it’s important and how to find it, 8 warning signs of a bad financial adviser, Financial advice through super funds: What’s on offer?, Financial advice: What are the risks and benefits?, How to find a super financial adviser, Independent financial advisers
SMSFs: Getting ready for the annual meeting with your accountant, SMSFs: What advice can your accountant provide?, Writing your SMSF investment strategy (including templates), ETFs: How do I use them and what do they cost?
Women and super part 3: Making the most of super and other assets after retirement, In your 70s? The super rules that apply to you, Am I eligible for the Age Pension?, How do I apply for the Age Pension?, How does SAPTO work? (Senior Australians and Pensioners Tax Offset)
Super fund performance over 31 financial years (to June 2023), Best performing super funds: Growth category (61–80%), Top 10 Balanced super funds ranked by risk and return, Super fund performance: Monthly returns to June 2023, The big picture: Focus on super’s long-term returns, In your 20s, 30s or 40s? The super rules that apply to you, Salary sacrifice and super: How does it work?, Super news for July 2023
