Super Freedom: Create a Worry-Free Financial Future in 6 Steps

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction: Financial freedom is possible xi

Part I It's never too late or too early to create a super future 1

1 Unlocking the super secrets to a wealthy life 3

2 Getting the monkeys off your back: what’s stopping you from taking super control? 11

3 Investing for super beginners 27

4 Your Six-Step Wealth Check: how much money is enough? 43

5 Case study — I'm 52. Is it too late to start saving? 63

Part II You’re on your way to a super plan 75

6 A short course in super: the basics and the best bits 77

7 Doing a little: turn $4500 into $300 000 the easy way 95

8 Doing a lot: making $1 million is possible, but it takes a super plan 113

9 Case studies — four women create $1 million nest eggs 125

Part III The good life beckons — a few more important things to think about 149

10 Boost your super: 15 tips to help you create a worry-free fi nancial future 151

11 What happens when I retire? Super benefi ts, the Age Pension, tax and other stuff 175

12 Next step — fi nancial freedom! 195

Appendix: A short guide to the free calculators, table assumptions and tax rates 199

Glossary 219

Index 229