Self-Managed Super Fund Advice Pakenham | Plan4wealth

Self-managed super fund advice · Pakenham

Your self-managed super, kept in good shape.

You've already got a self-managed super fund. If keeping it is the right call, we help you make the most of it — a fresh look at the structure, an up-to-date investment strategy, your pension sorted and your legacy planned. We advise and coordinate; your accountant handles the books.

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Sound familiar?

The questions we hear from SMSF owners

You've had your fund for a while. Now you'd like to know it's doing its job — and still worth the effort.

“Is it still right for me?”

Life's moved on since you set it up. You'd like an honest read on whether to keep your fund, refresh it, or wind it up.

“Is it set up properly?”

You're not certain the trust deed's current, the trustee structure is right, or the fund's on best-practice footing.

“Is my investment strategy out of date?”

It was written years ago and hasn't kept pace with your life, the markets or the rules.

“Am I drawing my income the right way?”

You'd like your pension strategy working as hard as it can, in the most tax-effective way.

“Will it pass on the way I want?”

Your fund could carry property and wealth to the next generation — if it's structured to.

“Should I add or remove a member?”

Children joining, someone stepping back, or a change in the family — who's in your fund affects how it's structured and run.

What we do

How we help with your SMSF

Advise on whether to keep it

An honest assessment of whether your SMSF still suits you — keep it, refresh it, or wind it up.

Refresh and health-check your fund

We organise a trust deed review, check you've got a corporate trustee, and bring the fund up to current best practice.

Update your investment strategy

We rewrite the strategy so it matches your goals, the markets and the rules as they are now.

Sort your pension strategy

We structure how your fund pays you an income, with tax in mind — and review it as things change.

Plan for the next generation

We help structure your fund to pass property and wealth on the way you intend, working with your solicitor on the estate-planning side.

Work with your accountant

We advise on the strategy, structure, investments, borrowing and tax, then liaise with your accountant to put it all in place.

We advise; your accountant implements. We're not accountants — we don't prepare your tax returns, run the audit, handle ATO lodgement or company secretarial. What we do is get the strategy, structure, investments and pension right, and work alongside your accountant so it's all carried out properly.

Straight advice

When an SMSF earns its keep

If you've got a fund, keeping it can be the right call. These are the situations where a self-managed fund most often earns its place.

It holds assets a standard fund can't

Business premises, direct property or other assets an industry or retail fund won't take on — an SMSF can.

It's a family fund

Several family members pooling super, sharing the costs, and coordinating strategy and estate planning together.

It can carry wealth forward

As a perpetual trust, your fund can keep holding property and investments well beyond your lifetime — a powerful way to pass assets to the next generation.

And if your fund has stopped earning its keep, that's fine too — we'll tell you, and winding it up is straightforward when the time comes.

How we work

Simple, and at your pace

1

A no-obligation chat

A phone chat to understand your fund and what you'd like from it. We'll quote any fees up front, so there are no surprises.

2

We map out the plan

In plain English, in writing — whether that's refreshing the structure, updating the strategy, sorting your pension, or moving on.

3

We put it in place and stay with you

We make the changes, liaise with your accountant, and keep your fund reviewed over time.

Good questions

SMSF advice: FAQs

Should I keep my SMSF, or wind it up?

That's exactly what we help you decide. If keeping it is the right call, we help you refresh and run it well; if it's not, we can help you wind it up. Either way, you get a straight answer.

Do you do the accounting, tax returns and audit?

No — we're not accountants. We advise on strategy, structure, investments and tax, and liaise with your accountant and the fund's auditor, who handle the returns, audit, ATO lodgement and company secretarial.

My fund's been running for years — can you give it a health-check?

Yes. We organise a trust deed review, check your trustee structure, refresh your investment strategy, and flag anything that needs your accountant's attention.

Can my SMSF help pass wealth to my family?

It can. Because an SMSF is a perpetual trust, it can carry property and investments to the next generation. We help structure that, working with your solicitor on the estate-planning side.

Can you sort out the pension income from my fund?

Yes. We structure how your fund pays you an income, with tax in mind, and review it as your circumstances and the rules change.

Is this financial advice?

This page is general information only. Personal advice — recommendations for your specific circumstances — is provided separately and in writing.

Want a fresh set of eyes on your SMSF?

Book a complimentary, no-obligation 15-minute phone chat. We'll talk through your fund and where it's at — and we'll quote any fees up front, so you know exactly where you stand. (It's general information, not personal advice.)

Book your free chat

Or call us on (03) 5941 5955 · Mon–Thu, 8:30am–5:00pm

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5 months ago
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9 months ago
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