SMSF Investment StrategiesSharing Simple Strategies for Self Managed Super Funds
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Where are commodities headed?
I was not sure if I should write this post as I am definitely no expert on resource stocks, but I felt concerned when I read what some advisers are saying about the recent correction in mining stocks. Most of them have attributed it to the Resource Super Profit Tax or RSPT announced in early [...]
How should you measure your SMSF performance?
Most mutual funds measure their performance against a market index and I know some Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) do the same. Each public fund has an investment strategy which is outlined in their product disclosure statement (PDS) and it cannot be changed by the fund manager without the approval of the members of the [...]
Case for Inflation
There was widespread fear of inflation when we saw central banks all over the world increase the printing of their respective currencies in response to the liquidity crisis in 2007-08. With more money floating around, wouldn’t it be worth less? That’s what we normally see when there is excess supply of any commodity. As we [...]
Investment Strategy Part 2: What should be in it?
This is Part 2 of a four part series of posts on Preparing the Investment Strategy for your SMSF (the complete series can also be found on the Articles page). The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has issued a guideline for what should be in your investment strategy, which can be found on the ATO website. [...]
Alternative Investments 1 – Gold and other precious metals
Diversify portfolio with other asset classes. Our first alternative investment was precious metals.
