22/07/2015
A recent research report prepared by Coredata for nabtrade and the SMSF Association showed that almost 7 in 10 or 69.1% of SMSF Trustees receiving financial advice are more confident that they will meet their income needs in retirement as compared to non-trustees. On the other hand, the report highlighted that 35.2 per cent of non-trustees were confident, up from 34.3 per cent in 2013. The report stated that ‘there is a continued move by trustees from the ‘do-it myself’ culture to a ‘help me do it’ approach’. One of the main takeout’s of this report is the importance of advice and education for SMSF trustees so as to reduce their own personal retirement gap and enjoy a strong retirement foundation.