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Inheritance leads to super quandary

Inheritance leads to super quandary

Superannuation or share equity fund a tough choice for retirees.

  • by George Cochrane

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How to avoid 17 per cent death tax on your SMSF
Superannuation

How to avoid 17 per cent death tax on your SMSF

The way avoid the 17% death tax on the taxable component of your superannuation that goes to non-dependent children is to withdraw your superannuation funds prior to death and pass the funds into your personal name.

  • by Noel Whittaker
With super it's the long-term performance that counts
Superannuation

With super it's the long-term performance that counts

Switching super funds in response to short-term poor performances will leave you poorer in retirement,

  • by John Collett
Try before you buy a good age-care option
Aged care

Try before you buy a good age-care option

A couple of weeks’ stay in an aged-care facility will give you a good sense of the meals, activities, most importantly, the care.

  • by Rachel Lane
Not a super way to engage young workers
Opinion
Superannuation

Not a super way to engage young workers

Superannuation is in the news yet again.

  • by Noel Whittaker
What to do if your super is pushed over its limit through inheritance
Superannuation

What to do if your super is pushed over its limit through inheritance

The surviving partner should take advice about holding as much of the legacy in their personal name as is appropriate.

  • by Noel Whittaker
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Franking credit story creates serious debate
Superannuation

Franking credit story creates serious debate

Money readers let rip on this contentious Labor policy.

How three years in the UK can snare you a 30-year British pension
Pension

How three years in the UK can snare you a 30-year British pension

Aussies who’ve worked in the UK for three years can get 30 years of pension.

  • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Should I pay off investment property before I retire?
Superannuation

Should I pay off investment property before I retire?

With retirement on the horizon is it a good idea to square away the mortgage

  • by Noel Whittaker
The glaring problem with Labor’s dividend franking policy
Opinion
Superannuation

The glaring problem with Labor’s dividend franking policy

Labor is going to the election with a three-pronged approach to tax investors.

  • by Scott Phillips
Ringing in the new year aged care conversation
Aged care

Ringing in the new year aged care conversation

It's scary and difficult but getting your loved ones into the right care is important.

  • by Barbara Drury