935 super september: calculators, fees, fund selection & SMSF with financial journalist James Kirby

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In this episode Glen is joined by James Kirby, wealth editor at The Australian and host of The Money Puzzle podcast, for a wide-ranging chat on the state of superannuation in Australia. They touch on:

👉🏼 the super system

👉🏾 pros & cons of super calculators

👉🏽 AI financial advice from your super fund

👉🏿 how much do you need in retirement?

👉🏻 the super performance test

👉 the lack of industry standard definitions for "growth" vs "balanced"

👉🏼 fees and what's reasonable

👉🏾 pros, cons and pitfalls of SMSF

The episode clip comparing Vanguard Super and Care Super: https://youtu.be/ajLwXOMZXJ0

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