Market Update – June 2024
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For those who are not aware, here is some important news for all Australians, particularly those in their thirties: from 1 July 2024, the annual superannuation concessional contributions cap is increasing to $30,000. That means the first $30,000 contributed to your super during that financial year incurs tax at the concessional tax rate of only 15%.
Here’s why that’s so important:
- If you’re earning $160,000 per year, your employer will deposit $18,400 into your super (as the super guarantee rate from 1 July will be 11.5%). As a result, you’ll still be able to make $11,600 of voluntary contributions before reaching that $30,000 cap.
- If you were to let that $11,600 compound in your super for 30 years, and if it was to earn a return of 8% per annum, it would grow to $116,727.
Alternatively, if you were to spend that $11,600 on a holiday, you wouldn’t have an extra $116,727 in your nest egg at retirement.
The point of this post is not to say don’t spend and live. Instead, unless you spend your days thinking about super, tax, investing and long-term compounding – as financial advisers do – you won’t be able to make informed decisions about the most effective way to deploy your money.
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