Retirement

How the Age Pension could be impacted by downsizing

Selling the family home can change your assessable assets, cash flow, housing costs and retirement strategy. Here is what to consider before acting.

Industry, retail, public-sector, corporate and self-managed funds can differ in cost, choice, insurance and responsibility.

How employer and personal contributions, investment earnings, fees, tax and insurance combine to build retirement savings.

Growth, value, quality, income, active and index approaches can behave differently through the market cycle.

A clear explanation of units, pooled ownership, investment management, distributions, fees and common risks.

A sound investment strategy balances willingness to take risk, financial capacity for loss and the return required to meet your goals.

Compare control, diversification, administration, cost, tax and the time required to manage investments directly or through a fund.

Diversification spreads risk across asset classes, markets, sectors and securities—but it cannot eliminate investment losses.

Understand income, capital growth and total return—and why fees, tax, inflation and investment risk affect the result you keep.

Cash, fixed interest, property and shares perform different roles and carry different risks within a portfolio.