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The Secrets of Self-Managed Super Funds

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Self-managed super funds (SMSF) can be beneficial to securing your financial independence. But is a SMSF the right option for you? What is a SMSF? Self-managed super funds essentially present a do-it-yourself approach to managing your superannuation. SMSFs can be single member, or comprised of up to four members. Members of a SMSF also act as trustee or director of a corporate trustee, and together, the trustees control and and invest the funds assets. Trustees of SMSFs assume responsibility for the overall investment strategy, subsequent…

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Eliminate Tax on Investment Income – SMSF Borrowing Strategy

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Superannuation is the most tax-effective vehicle for investment. Either taxed on earnings at 15 per cent, or for those funds that are paying pensions to their members, a superannuation fund’s earnings become tax free. The problem however, is that the government knows all too well how concessionally taxed superannuation has become, so it has limited the amount that individuals can contribute to their concessionally taxed superannuation funds. As a result, many people have significant investments outside of superannuation that are taxed a higher individual marginal…

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