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Self managed super funds - advantages


  • Self managed superannuation funds provide the opportunity to reduce income tax on investment income and capital gains;
  • Self managed superannuation funds increase the flexibility in investment choices and the asset selection;
  • Self managed superannuation funds increase the control over your total investment portfolio, with the ability to take account of the risk profile of all your assets, including those held outside superannuation;
  • Self managed superannuation funds provide the ability to have between 1- 4 members in the fund and allow the pooling of resources of others with similar financial objectives (for example, a family unit);
  • Self managed superannuation funds provide maximum flexibility in relation to the usage of pension streams;
  • Self managed superannuation funds increase the flexibility to use the advantages superannuation offers for those people trying to access Centrelink benefits such as the age pension;
  • Self managed superannuation funds give you the ability to transfer personally owned shares and other listed securities directly into superannuation; and
  • Self managed superannuation funds also give you the ability to own your business' real property (but not operating assets) in the superannuation fund, assisting funding and cashflow problems for many businesses.