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Paul’s verdict: Make sure it’s worth the trouble and expense

Spoiling the grandkids is a lot of fun, Josie, and one of the best arguments I’ve heard in a while for putting some money aside for the future. But now we need to turn to what, to be quite honest, is the fairly tedious and boring bit: looking at your super options and the possible value of an SMSF.

I typically find employer-type funds are pretty good. They tend to be our larger managers and quite often the employer has negotiated a low fee

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