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  • SuperGuide news for May 2026
  • Superannuation rule changes from July 2026 (and previous years)
  • Federal Budget 2026 overview
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: June 2026
  • Pension fund rankings: Conservative category (21–40%)
  • Pension fund rankings: Balanced category (41–60%)
  • Pension fund rankings: High Growth category (81–95%)
  • Pension fund rankings: Growth category (61–80%)
  • Pension fund rankings: All Growth category (96–100%)
  • Super fund rankings: Conservative category (21–40%)
  • Super fund rankings: Balanced category (41–60%)
  • Super fund rankings: All Growth category (96–100%)
  • Super fund rankings: High Growth category (81–95%)
  • Super fund rankings: Growth category (61–80%)
  • Choosing a default fund for your employees
  • MySuper funds: What they are and who offers them
  • Super fund mergers: What does it mean for members?
  • How to get ready for retirement if you own a business
  • Tax hike on super balances above $3 million: Is it time to rethink our retirement savings vehicles?
  • Consider these two risks before you start a super pension
  • Payday Super: Preparing your business for the transition
  • SMSF valuations: Common mistakes and what really matters
  • EOFY: Getting your SMSF in order
  • Pension fund performance: Monthly returns to March 2026
  • Super fund performance: Monthly returns to March 2026
  • Super fund performance reckoners: Monthly returns for 5 investment categories
  • Managing your SMSF in a downturn
  • What advice can I get from my super fund in retirement?
  • EOFY super checklist: 8 smart moves before 30 June
  • SuperGuide news for April 2026
  • Centrelink’s Payment and Service Finder: How it works
  • Contribution cap increases: Issues to consider
  • Understanding risk and your super investment options
  • Retiring soon? Here are 6 questions you need to answer first
  • Retirement income rules of thumb: Do they measure up?
  • How to strengthen your finances in retirement
  • Choosing a lifecycle option for your age group
  • Indexed options in your super fund: Pros and cons
  • Webinar: 2026 year-end superannuation tips and traps
  • Is $2 million in super enough to retire on?
  • Is $700,000 in super enough to retire on?
  • Is $1 million in super enough to retire on?
  • Is $500,000 in super enough to retire on?
  • Choosing an appropriate SMSF auditor
  • SMSF minimum pension payments: Rules and strategies
  • SMSF returns are competitive with large funds
  • Super fund performance reckoners: Annual returns for 5 investment categories
  • Planning your account-based pension withdrawals for the new financial year
  • What’s your super risk profile? (Quiz)
  • How to take advantage of the increased transfer balance cap
  • Payday Super is a good reminder to review your SMSF investment frequency
  • Minimum pension drawdown rates (2025–26) and calculator
  • Deeming rates and calculator for the Age Pension income test
  • How LISTO works (Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset)
  • Division 296 super tax explained (including calculator)
  • Inside an SMSF audit: What auditors look for
  • Webinar: Division 296: The new tax on your super savings is now law!
  • Division 296: What to consider before 30 June
  • How to prepare for an SMSF auditor and fill in your SMSF tax return
  • How much super do I need to retire?
  • Small business retirement exemption explained
  • Small business 15-year exemption explained
  • SuperGuide news for March 2026
  • When can I access my super? All conditions of release explained
  • Using small business CGT exemptions to boost your super
  • Am I eligible for the Age Pension?
  • Age Pension assets test rules (from March 2026)
  • Age Pension income test rules (from March 2026)
  • Age Pension calculator (March 2026 update)
  • Age Pension rates (March 2026 to September 2026)
  • What is the cost of living in retirement in Australia?
  • Should I retire overseas?
  • SMSF pension failures: Why missing a payment can be costly
  • Super balance strategies and considerations for couples
  • How much super do I need to retire on $100,000 a year?
  • How much super do I need to retire on $80,000 a year?
  • How much super do I need to retire on $60,000 a year?
  • How much super do I need to retire on $50,000 a year?
  • Life insurance inside super: Choosing the right level of cover
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: March 2026
  • How to compare super funds in 7 easy steps
  • Which are Australia’s largest super funds?
  • Where are we now? Pending and recent superannuation changes
  • Transfer Balance Cap indexation: Opportunities for SMSF members?
  • Small APRA funds: What are they and why would I need one?
  • How to benchmark your super fund
  • How do I apply for the Age Pension?
  • How to invest your super in retirement
  • Super recontribution strategy: How it works (including calculator)
  • ETFs: How to use them and what they cost
  • How to make your super last longer
  • SuperGuide news for February 2026
  • How our super and pension fund rankings work
  • Best performing super funds: Balanced category (41–60%)
  • Best performing super funds: Conservative category (21–40%)
  • Best performing super funds: Growth category (61–80%)
  • Best performing super funds: High Growth category (81–95%)
  • Best performing super funds: All Growth category (96–100%)
  • Best performing pension funds: High Growth category (81–95%)
  • Best performing pension funds: Growth category (61–80%)
  • Best performing pension funds: All Growth category (96–100%)
  • Best performing pension funds: Conservative category (21–40%)
  • Best performing pension funds: Balanced category (41–60%)
  • Case study: Retirement income trade-offs in later retirement
  • Case study: Rebuilding retirement income after losing a partner
  • Model retirement outcomes with TelstraSuper’s probability-based planner
  • Income protection insurance inside super: Choosing the right level of cover
  • How to change super investment options with confidence
  • How to maximise your Age Pension
  • Retirement planning is about more than money
  • Lifetime income streams explained: How they work and who they’re for
  • Which super funds offer income for life?
  • Map your retirement income with Moneysmart’s Retirement planner
  • What you need to know about six-member SMSFs
  • SMSF loans: What are the SMSF borrowing rules?
  • Webinar: Superannuation considerations for couples
  • Choosing an SMSF service provider
  • SMSFs structures: Corporate or individual trustee?
  • How separation and divorce affect the Age Pension
  • Pension fund performance to December 2025
  • Reverse mortgages: What are they and how do they work?
  • Super fund performance: Annual returns to December 2025
  • SuperGuide news for January 2026
  • How to change super funds in 5 easy steps
  • Women and super (Part 1): How to grow your super in the early and middle years
  • Q&A: Can property sale proceeds go into super after retirement?
  • The taper trap: Super and the Age Pension assets test
  • What is the Medicare Safety Net and am I eligible?
  • 2025 year in review, 2026 year ahead
  • Using the Home Equity Access Scheme to fund aged care
  • How inflation affects your retirement income
  • What are the SMSF residency requirements?
  • How lifetime income products can help reduce the ‘taper trap’ for retirees
  • SMSF death benefits: Who are my dependents and why does it matter?
  • 5 new year’s resolutions for your SMSF
  • Webinar: Super strategies for 2026
  • Retirement planning for couples
  • Selling your home to boost super? What it means for your Age Pension
  • Get clear on what you’ll need for retirement – and if you’re on track
  • The financial and health benefits of working past age 65
  • Super news for December 2025
  • Rethinking the role of your home in retirement
  • TPD insurance in super: How much is enough? (including calculator)
  • How working affects your Age Pension and tax (including calculator)
  • 10 retirement mistakes you don’t want to make
  • What I would do differently now: Retirement plans are shifting with the times
  • How the rich invest
  • Super funds of the year awards: Best super funds for 2025–26
  • Your SMSF calendar for 2026
  • Diversification and your SMSF: Why and how to do it
  • Where is technology for SMSFs headed?
  • Pension fund of the year 2025-26: What makes a winner?
  • Making super contributions after age 60: Even in retirement
  • Super pension funds put to the test
  • 3 very different types of ‘retirement’
  • How new ‘best practice principles’ could improve your retirement income 
  • Aged care: Guide to self-managing home care
  • The power of compound interest
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: December 2025
  • How much super should I have at my age?
  • Super news for November 2025
  • How much super do I need if I don’t own a home?
  • What Payday Super means for you
  • Retiring overseas: Implications for your super and tax
  • How a transition to retirement (TTR) pension works
  • What is the value of financial advice when it comes to your retirement?
  • SMSF investment rules: Collectables and personal use assets
  • SMSF statistics: 1.2 million members with $1 trillion in super
  • Losing capacity: The issues for SMSF trustees and what you need to do
  • How to budget for retirement
  • The cost of residential aged care
  • Understanding My Aged Care: What it does and how to use it
  • Need care at home? We look at where to find it and what it costs
  • What type of people have SMSFs?
  • Protecting your super from cyber attacks and scams
  • How do ETFs compare to LICs/LITs and managed funds?
  • Lifecycle super funds: What they are and how they perform
  • Super news for October 2025
  • Webinar: The Epic Retirement Tick
  • The big picture: Focus on super’s long-term returns
  • How can I top up my super pension?
  • Investing in retirement: Balancing risk, income and longevity
  • Getting financial advice? What your adviser needs to provide
  • The sprint finish: How to boost your super before retirement
  • Why financial literacy is vital for a good retirement
  • Can I live or stay in my SMSF property?
  • SMSF investing: 20 most popular LICs/LITs
  • SMSF investing: 20 most popular managed funds
  • Division 293 super tax explained (including calculator)
  • Navigating having an SMSF plus an industry or retail fund
  • SMSF investing: 20 most popular international shares
  • SMSF investing: 20 most popular Australian shares
  • SMSF investing: 20 most popular ETFs
  • How to benchmark your SMSF returns
  • Tax returns in retirement: Do I need to lodge one?
  • Webinar: Overseas super transfers: Issues and strategies
  • Checklist for employers to master your super responsibilities
  • Super news for September 2025
  • APRA’s performance test: Platforms continue to miss the mark
  • Case study: High earners near retirement aim for six-figure income and tax-free inheritance
  • Home Equity Access Scheme (HEAS) explained
  • How do I transfer a UK pension to an Australian super fund?
  • What to check on your annual super fund statement
  • How to deal with lost paperwork in your SMSF
  • Preparing for the annual meeting with your SMSF’s accountant
  • Which SMSF expenses are tax deductible?
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: September 2025
  • How to boost your spouse’s super balance (including calculator)
  • Financial advice through super funds: What’s on offer?
  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card: Eligibility and how to apply
  • Super news for August 2025
  • My retirement planning diary (Part 6): Light at the end of the tunnel
  • How to recontribute your COVID-19 early release super
  • What to know before taking a lump sum from super
  • Making sense of pension drawdown strategies
  • What age should I retire?
  • How to plan your spending through the 3 stages of retirement
  • What are the risks and benefits of getting financial advice?
  • Downsizer super contributions: Rules and eligibility
  • My retirement planning diary (Part 5): The psychology of retirement
  • How the First Home Super Saver (FHSS) scheme works
  • Designing a fulfilling retirement: Insights from coach Dr Jon Glass
  • Should you withdraw super before death to minimise tax for your beneficiaries?
  • Accessing your super before 60: How much tax will you pay?
  • Accessing your super after 60: Is it really tax free?
  • Dealing with an ATO breach notice for your SMSF
  • 3 steps to making a complaint about your super fund
  • Who to turn to if you have a problem with your financial adviser
  • SMSFs and cryptocurrency investments
  • Tax-saving strategies only available to SMSFs
  • 8 warning signs of a dodgy financial adviser
  • Webinar: Super contributions workshop
  • Webinar: The recontribution strategy: Opportunities and strategies to get the best outcomes
  • How long does my super need to last in retirement?
  • Super contributions eligibility checker
  • Super news for July 2025
  • Reducing tax on capital gains with super contributions
  • Case study: Transferring shares into your SMSF (an in-specie transfer)
  • In specie transfers and SMSFs: What you need to know
  • My retirement planning diary (Part 4): Crunching the numbers
  • Total super balance vs Transfer balance cap explained
  • Key superannuation rates and thresholds for 2025-26
  • Income tax calculator (2025–26 and previous years)
  • How to turn your super into retirement income
  • Employee super contributions for the self-employed and micro businesses
  • How lump sums can reduce your transfer balance account
  • What are the accumulation and retirement phases of super?
  • Quiz: Employer super responsibilities
  • Calculating your employees’ SG contributions? The rules to help get it right
  • Super Guarantee Charge for employers: What is it and what are my options?
  • Employer’s guide to Superannuation Guarantee contributions: Which employees are eligible?
  • In your 70s? The super rules that apply to you
  • In your 60s? The super rules that apply to you
  • Tax-saving strategies for SMSF pensions
  • Starting an SMSF pension checklist
  • What to teach your (big) kids about super
  • Common financial mistakes SMSF trustees make just before retirement
  • Managing your super after losing your spouse
  • Retiring this year? What to know before starting a super pension
  • Non-concessional super contributions guide (2025–26)
  • Low Income Tax Offset (LITO): How it works
  • How to start a super pension and what to consider first
  • SMSF reporting and record-keeping requirements
  • How is my Total Superannuation Balance (TSB) calculated?
  • TBAR: Transfer balance account reporting for SMSFs
  • How carry-forward (catch-up) super contributions work
  • Transfer balance cap (TBC) for super pensions: How it works
  • Quiz: Planning for retirement
  • What to do if you exceed your super contributions caps
  • How superannuation works: Super for beginners guide
  • Australian income tax brackets and rates (2025-26 and previous years)
  • Bring-forward rule explained: How to make large super contributions
  • What to do if your employer doesn’t pay your super
  • Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions rate and rules
  • How to start a pension in your SMSF
  • In your 50s or younger? The super rules that apply to you
  • Making superannuation contributions: Super for beginners guide
  • What is the maximum super contribution base?
  • How the government co-contribution scheme works (including calculator)
  • Concessional super contributions guide (2025-26)
  • Super death benefits and tax explained
  • Case study: Combining downsizer and non-concessional contributions
  • What happens when you meet a financial adviser
  • Commuting an SMSF account-based pension
  • Exempt current pension income (ECPI) explained for SMSFs
  • Super news for June 2025
  • How to find a super financial adviser
  • Aged care reforms: Changes to services, increased costs
  • Case study: Choosing the right super death benefit nomination
  • Age Pension Work Bonus: How it works and case studies
  • My retirement planning diary (Part 3): How much am I likely to spend in retirement?
  • SMSF investors: How to avoid getting scammed
  • How to avoid getting caught in the in-house asset trap
  • Can my SMSF loan money to me or my business?
  • How to boost your SMSF’s immunity to cybersecurity threats
  • Election outcomes for your SMSF
  • Should you start a super pension when you are eligible, or wait?
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: June 2025
  • Super news for May 2025
  • What’s the Carer Payment and am I eligible?
  • Case study: When can I afford to retire?
  • The 7 biggest super mistakes – and how to avoid them
  • What are the super and Age Pension rules for same-sex couples?
  • My retirement planning diary (Part 2): My super fund-amentals
  • How SMSFs segregate assets in retirement
  • SMSF investing in private companies: Key rules to know
  • The why and how of direct investment super options
  • How super fund fees impact your net returns
  • Managing capital gains tax in your SMSF
  • Property development in an SMSF: What to consider
  • Salary sacrifice and super: How does it work?
  • Divorce and superannuation: How it works
  • Super news for April 2025
  • How much does financial advice cost?
  • The Age Pension when living apart: What you need to know
  • Webinar: 2025 year-end superannuation tips and traps
  • Super pensions: Trends in payment frequency, flexibility, fees and more
  • My retirement planning diary (Part 1): Donald you shrunk my retirement!
  • What’s the Carer Allowance and am I eligible?
  • How myGov can help you keep track of your super
  • Choosing a super fund: Does size really matter?
  • Mind over matter: The psychology of retirement planning
  • 5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem
  • Which asset classes are popular with SMSFs?
  • SMSF property loan paid off? What next?
  • Women and super (Part 2): Strategies to boost your super in the lead up to retirement
  • Federal Budget March 2025 overview
  • How to apply for the Home Equity Access Scheme (HEAS)
  • Webinar: When can I access my super? All conditions of release explained
  • How to buy a commercial property and lease it through your SMSF
  • SMSF property investment rules
  • A retiree’s dilemma: Pay off the mortgage or preserve super?
  • Common ‘myth-conceptions’ about retirement income
  • Super news for March 2025
  • Hidden perks that make your super account even better
  • How to invest in infrastructure through an SMSF
  • What to do if the market tanks and you’re retired, or close to it
  • How can I top up my SMSF pension?
  • SMSFs reserves: What are the rules?
  • How to plan for your retirement
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: March 2025
  • Do SMSFs rely too heavily on bank shares for dividend income?
  • What happens to my TTR when I turn 65?
  • Boost your Age Pension by topping up a younger spouse’s super
  • Super news for February 2025
  • Case study: Self-employed single seeking a comfortable and secure retirement income for life
  • How to get more from your super in retirement
  • Estate planning when your child has a disability: What can I do?
  • Writing your SMSF investment strategy (including templates)
  • Can my SMSF invest in gold?
  • How to get your super in shape for retirement
  • What happens if I don’t pay the minimum pension from my SMSF?
  • SMSFs and insurance: Rules and considerations
  • Super or mortgage: Where should I put my extra savings?
  • Super news for January 2025
  • What are the buy/sell spreads charged by my super fund?
  • What are unit pricing and crediting rates and why do they matter?
  • What are the penalties for SMSF non-compliance?
  • The role of cash and bonds in your portfolio and what’s available
  • Should retirees use their super to become debt free?
  • Tips to boost your super when retirement is a long way off
  • Webinar: Estate planning and superannuation
  • How long you can expect to live and what it means for your super
  • How to measure the financial impact of delaying retirement
  • How sequencing risk affects your retirement
  • Can I get free financial advice?
  • Case study: Should a wealthy retiree start a super pension or draw on non-super investments first?
  • 2024 year in review, 2025 year in preview
  • What laws do SMSFs need to adhere to?
  • How to create an investment portfolio in retirement
  • Victorian Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • QLD Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • ACT Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • Tasmanian Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • Legacy pension relief for SMSFs
  • WA Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • SA Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • NT Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • Super news for December 2024
  • NSW Seniors Card: Benefits, discounts and how to apply
  • Webinar: Super strategies for 2025
  • Where to find retirement income in addition to super
  • Currency hedging for SMSFs: What trustees need to know
  • Saving for retirement outside super
  • Super after death: How to get it to beneficiaries fast
  • Can you be your own SMSF accountant?
  • What happens to my Age Pension if I sell my home?
  • Reversionary pensions: What they are and how they work
  • What are the setup and running costs for an SMSF?
  • Real DIY super: How to keep SMSF costs super low
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A (December 2024)
  • Can I return to work after I access my super?
  • What is the sole purpose test, and how does it work?
  • Platforms and wraps: Benefits and downsides
  • Super news for November 2024
  • Modern retirement modelling: Increasing confidence in retirement planning
  • Are pension withdrawal rates safe? Understanding drawdowns and spending rules
  • Selecting a retirement income calculator
  • SMSF multiple pensions: Benefits and strategies
  • What are the lump sum withdrawal rules for SMSFs?
  • How to afford a ‘comfortable’ retirement with less super
  • How to manage early retirement due to ill health
  • Webinar: Advice options for planning your retirement
  • Redefining retirement: Work, purpose and flexibility
  • Case study: Combining super pensions after a spouse dies
  • SMSF trust deeds: Rules, guidelines and updates
  • Super news for October 2024
  • SMSF insights 2024: Div 296, Superstream, ETFs and more
  • Working out the best mix of super contributions
  • Common errors SMSF trustees make with their annual returns
  • Which super funds accept transfers from KiwiSaver accounts?
  • Case study: Later-life divorcee using a transition to retirement strategy to rebuild super savings
  • Location the missing ingredient in retirement planning
  • Case study: Using a super recontribution strategy to reduce death benefits tax
  • Super news for September 2024
  • Super fund fees and charges you need to know about
  • Investing an inheritance into super: What you need to know
  • How do tax-deductible superannuation contributions work?
  • Lifetime estimator calculator
  • The benefits of contributing extra to super earlier in life
  • Webinar: Super decisions at retirement: Income stream, lump sum, accumulation or a mix?
  • Balanced, Growth, Defensive: What’s in a name?
  • SMSF pension strategy: Lump sum payments
  • How to record SMSF minutes
  • Australian independent financial advisers: National list
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: September 2024
  • What are the current work test rules for super contributions?
  • Super news for August 2024
  • Retiree reflections: “If I had my time over again, when would I retire?”
  • Case study: Midlife average income couple dreaming of a travel-filled retirement
  • Transition to retirement strategies
  • Top-performing sustainable super funds (to December 2025)
  • Top 10 Balanced super funds ranked by risk and return
  • Webinar: Buying property in an SMSF
  • Super news for July 2024
  • Case studies: How to make the most of higher contribution caps
  • ESG and sustainable investing: A practical guide for SMSF trustees
  • Smashing senior stereotypes
  • How to consolidate multiple super accounts
  • How does SAPTO work? (Senior Australians and Pensioners Tax Offset)
  • Creating effective salary sacrifice arrangements with your employees
  • What is the retirement age in Australia?
  • Non-arm’s length expenditure (NALE) rules for SMSFs
  • Accessing super between 60 and 65
  • Rules for setting up super and choice of fund for new employees
  • Proportioning rule and super tax: What it is and why it matters
  • Case study: Making super contributions from compensation payments
  • Claiming a tax deduction for your employees’ super: What are the rules?
  • Quiz: Boosting your super with super contributions
  • Selecting your super fund: Can I make the choice?
  • How superannuation is taxed: Super for beginners guide
  • Preservation age explained: What it means for accessing your super
  • Director Identification Numbers: What is required for SMSFs
  • Planning to retire at 65? What you need to consider
  • How retirees are using home equity to boost income
  • How your super affects your Age Pension entitlements
  • Planning to retire at 60? What you need to consider
  • Planning to retire before turning 60? What you need to consider
  • How to wind up an SMSF
  • What does SuperStream mean for my SMSF?
  • Webinar: Transition to retirement pensions: The BOOM is coming
  • Super news for June 2024
  • Case study: Combining new retirement products to maximise retirement income
  • What to consider if you’re forced to retire early
  • Workforce age discrimination and what it means for your super
  • What do the 2024 tax cuts mean for your super contributions?
  • What is a self-managed super fund (SMSF)?
  • SMSFs: What is an actuarial certificate, and how much do they cost?
  • Webinar: SuperGuide members Q&A: June 2024
  • Federal Budget May 2024 overview: Superannuation and retiree announcements
  • Super news for May 2024
  • Winding up an estate: 11 steps to help get the job done
  • Changing pace: Retiring and thriving together
  • What different types of financial advice should I consider?
  • SMSF setup guide: 9 steps you need to follow
  • Webinar: 2024 year-end superannuation tips and traps
  • Getting ATO advice for your SMSF: Rulings and fund specific advice
  • The $3 million super tax cap: What to consider with 1 year to go
  • Multigenerational SMSFs: Benefits and pitfalls
  • How to add a new member to your SMSF
  • How to boost your SMSF balance with contributions reserving
  • SMSF audits: Fees and guidelines
  • Managing retirement income with a bucket strategy
  • Super news for April 2024
  • What is the DVA (Department of Veterans’ Affairs) Service Pension?
  • Retiree reflections: What surprised me most when I retired
  • Should I close my super account when I retire?
  • Running multiple SMSFs: What are the pros and cons?
  • Aged care star ratings: Good but can do better
  • Super news for March 2024
  • Asset valuation guidelines for SMSFs
  • Franking credits and dividend income in your SMSF
  • Webinar: Strategies to split or share your super balance with your spouse
  • How investing in infrastructure adds to your super returns
  • Worried about your retirement savings? 9 steps that can help
  • SMSF investing in related trusts and companies: Key rules to know
  • Can you rollover an SMSF pension to another fund?
  • How to make your super more socially aware
  • SMSFs and estate planning: What it is and why it matters
  • What is a core and satellite investment strategy?
  • Super news for February 2024
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