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At some point or another all investors begin to plan for their retirement. Self-managed super funds have become the vehicle of choice for some investors to achieve their retirement goals. And many are using their SMSF to purchase property. Is this good strategy? Looking at the Australian Government’s very own SMSF, the Future Fund, can help answer this question.

Next week we start the month of May, which has historically been one of the worst performing months for stock markets worldwide. The Stock Trader’s Almanac did a study on the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1950 and found it has had an average return of only 0.3% during the May-October period, compared with an average gain of 7.5% during the November-April period. This study has built the theory of Halloween trade and the adage ‘sell in May and go away.’