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During a person's working life, money is paid into their chosen superannuation fund account on their behalf by their employer(s). This payment is a percentage of the pers...
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Once you meet the conditions for release, you'll be able to withdraw your superannuation as a lump sum. So what do you do with your superannuation now? Well, whatever you...
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Calculating what sort of lump-sum superannuation balance you'll need by the time you retire in order to fund your retirement is no easy task. At best all you can do is ma...
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Except in exceptional circumstances, superannuation benefits cannot be claimed/accessed until you reach 'preservation age'. Preservation age is 55 if you were born before...
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Finding 'lost' superannuation (that is, money in superannuation fund accounts that you've forgotten the details of) is straightforward. That's because the Australia Taxat...
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How much superannuation you have by the time you retire depends on a number of things. FIRST, it depends on how much money has been put into your superannuation account(s...
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The idea behind superannuation is to ensure that people have enough money to live on in their retirement years (and incidentally, to reduce the number of people having to...
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If you've reached a certain age, called the age of preservation (55-60, depending on the year of your birth), and you've retired from work (or if you haven't yet retired ...
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Superannuation funds send regular statements to members by post, just like banks do for account holders. However, if you've had a number of jobs and/or you've moved house...
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Unsurprisingly (given that it is in the government's interest to ensure that people have enough money in retirement and so don't have to rely on the Age Pension), saving ...
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Any and all superannuation funds you're a member of should be sending you regular statements, and these statements will quote your current fund balance(s). However, it's ...
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As at 2009, the contribution made to superannuation out of your wages or salary by your employer is 9%. This 9% is not paid on overtime earnings but it is paid on all oth...
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Obviously, how much superannuation you will need in retirement depends on factors such as what sort of lifestyle you want to have, whether you will be living alone or wit...
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There are hundreds of superannuation funds in Australia, and choosing which one to trust your retirement savings to is no easy task. The best way to approach this choice ...
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A superannuation 'rollover' is just the transfer of your superannuation money from one super fund to another. You might want to do this if you have money with more than o...
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Superannuation is a relatively simple system for attempting to ensure that people have enough money in retirement to live on. The way is works is this: during a person's ...
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Superannuation, or just 'super' for short, is Australia's system of providing pensions for people in retirement. A superannuation plan is referred to as a 'retirement pla...
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Because different employers use different superannuation funds, it's common for Australians to have money in more than one superannuation fund. For ease of administration...
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'Super' is short for 'superannuation', and this is the name given to the government-regulated and compulsory scheme in Australia that is designed to provide an income for...
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