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CASE STUDIES

UNDERSTANDING LEADS TO BETTER DECISIONS.

This section is designed to help you understand how super works and how you can set it up to ensure it works hard for you over the long term.

 

Why invest in super?

See how Brad ended up with $5,000 more than Leonie, who invested in a term deposit.

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Start sooner rather than later

See how Nick did better than Tom to improve his retirement outcome by starting to contribute earlier.

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Age 55-59: Benefits of a transition to retirement strategy

See how Bob, 55, maintains his take home pay and boosts his super balance without exceeding contribution limits.

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Age 60: Benefits of a transition to retirement strategy

See how Jo, 60, maintains her take home pay and boosts her super balance without exceeding contribution limits.

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The benefit of regular contributions

See the difference regular contributions made to Anne’s retirement savings.

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Dollar cost averaging – slow and steady

See the impact of Alice’s lump sum investment in super versus Bob’s regular contributions after one year.

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The benefits of financial advice

See the difference advice has made in various situations.

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