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Getting your super investments right

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    Your super balance may be one number, but behind it is a mix of investments working together to help grow and manage your savings over the long term.

    In this episode of In the Hammock, host David ‘Kochie’ Koch is joined by Brighter Super Chief Investment Officer Damien Webb to make sense of how super investing works, from shares, property and infrastructure to diversification, investment options and managing risk.

    Whether you’re building your super or approaching retirement, discover what to know about how your super is invested, making sense of your investment option and keeping a long-term perspective when markets move.

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Your super balance may be one number, but behind it is a mix of investments working together to help grow and manage your savings over the long term.

In this episode of In the Hammock, host David ‘Kochie’ Koch is joined by Brighter Super Chief Investment Officer Damien Webb to make sense of how super investing works, from shares, property and infrastructure to diversification, investment options and managing risk.

Whether you’re building your super or approaching retirement, discover what to know about how your super is invested, making sense of your investment option and keeping a long-term perspective when markets move.

Watch to learn:

  • Where is my super invested? What sits behind your super balance.
  • Growth vs defensive assets: Understanding risk and return.
  • Cash, fixed interest and shares: How different investments work.
  • International shares: How currency movements can affect returns.
  • Property and infrastructure: How super can invest in real assets.
  • Diversification: Why spreading investments can help manage risk.
  • Super investment options: Conservative, balanced, growth and high growth.
  • Risk and time horizon: How life stage can shape your approach.
  • Investing near retirement: The risks of becoming too conservative too early.
  • Market volatility: The risks of reacting to falling markets.
  • Reviewing your super: How often should you check your investments?
  • Managing your super: The investment professionals behind your portfolio.
  • Common investment mistakes: What to watch out for with your super.
  • What next? Understand your investments and investment option.

Presenters

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David 'Kochie' Koch

Retirement Advocate

Daniel Webb

Chief Investment Officer,
Brighter Super

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