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An investment in the Trilogy Enhanced Income Fund could be one way of creating a new income stream, while diversifying your portfolio.

Retirement Income

An alternative source of retirement income: Enhanced income funds explained

An income-focused investment with a trusted Australian fund manager might be just what you need while interest rates are at a record low.

Written byTrilogy Funds

Investment

Want to use an SMSF to invest in property? 6 top tips for getting it right

Want to use an SMSF to invest in property? 6 top tips for getting it right

Protect your SMSF by getting the right loan and protect yourself by understanding the rules on renovations, renting and more.

Money ExpertDominique Grubisa

Here's how to weave an investment property into your portfolio using your SMSF. Source: Getty.

Retirement Income

The equity release issue: What’s stopping older Aussies from ‘eating their house’?

The equity release issue: What’s stopping older Aussies from ‘eating their house’?

"It just seems unfair that someone with $1M in the bank as their sole asset doesn't get a pension but as soon as they use that $1M to buy a house, they can get the full pension."

Written byRachael Rosel

Australians are being encouraged now to unlock their home equity despite not really knowing what that entails. Source: Getty.

Retirement Income

Experts challenge old SMSF objection: You don’t need $500K to make it work

Experts challenge old SMSF objection: You don’t need $500K to make it work

Just $100,000 in super savings could be enough to make a SMSF cost-effective within certain guidelines, new calculations show.

Written byRachael Rosel

Experts are now saying you don't need to be on top of the retirement savings income to start an SMSF. Source: Getty.

Retirement Income

‘I have $400K from a property sale. Should I put it into my super fund?’

‘I have $400K from a property sale. Should I put it into my super fund?’

"You could just pay a financial adviser to sort all this out for you, but there’s merit in learning as much as you can yourself beforehand."

Money ExpertTom Ellison

Deciding whether or not to put money into a nest egg can be tricky. Source: Getty.

Age Pension

‘If I release $600,000 in home equity, how will it impact my Age Pension?’

‘If I release $600,000 in home equity, how will it impact my Age Pension?’

Making the wrong move here could have the impact of entirely removing this reader’s pension eligibility.

Written byRachel Lane

Unlocking cash after selling the family home could impact your pension depending on how you use it. Source: Getty.

Investment

DIY investment or super: What to consider when choosing the option for you

DIY investment or super: What to consider when choosing the option for you

Just as most people on Grand Designs end up learning, DIY is never as easy or cheap as it looks.

Sponsored byIndustry SuperFunds

Building an investment portfolio strong enough to withstand the market storms it may endure takes considerable skill, patience and maintaining a careful balance.

Investment

How an Industry SuperFund can help you weather stockmarket storms

How an Industry SuperFund can help you weather stockmarket storms

How would you react if your nest egg lost 40 per cent of its value in just a few weeks? If you’re not sure, it may be best to leave stock-picking to the professionals.

Sponsored byIndustry SuperFunds

Weathering a stockmarket storm can involve enduring some short, sharp shocks as share prices tank.

Retirement Income

Super versus residential property: Weighing up retirement income pros and cons

Super versus residential property: Weighing up retirement income pros and cons

Putting all of your hopes of a retirement income into a single residential property is way too much like putting all your eggs in one basket.

Sponsored byIndustry SuperFunds

Unless you plan on managing tenants yourself, the cost of a rental agent is one you should factor into any property investment.

Retirement Income

Weighing up an SMSF? Look at an Industry SuperFund before you leap

Weighing up an SMSF? Look at an Industry SuperFund before you leap

Self-managed super funds work for a very select group of retirement savers. Learn how to tell if you're one of them.

Sponsored byIndustry SuperFunds

A puppy, or indeed any pet, requires a serious commitment of time and money – just like funding and managing a self-managed super fund.

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