Advising SMSF clients can be rewarding but also disastrous if not carried out properly. Grant Abbott details five crucial steps for advisers to follow to avoid the common pitfalls.

While the SMSF sector continues to grow, providing opportunities for the provision of financial advice, there are very few specialist advisory practices servicing the market with significant scale. Grant Abbott outlines the critical steps to putting together a successful SMSF advice busines

Putting in place an SMSF will is the most effective method to make sure death benefits are allocated to the proper recipients, Grant Abbott writes.

Geographical borders are becoming less of a hurdle in regard to employment and travel. Grant Abbott looks at some of the rules dictating the treatment of superannuation while an individual is situated overseas.

Grant Abbott concludes his four-part series on the compliance issues and benefits of using reserves in an SMSF.

Using SMSF reserves remains a very effective strategy for trustees. In recognition of this, Grant Abbott has extended his examination of reserves to include two further parts.

A variety of superannuation reserves have been used for a significant period of time. This second instalment of a two-part feature sees Grant Abbott examine how they work and the value they can add to SMSFs.