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Where should my super be invested – in balanced or growth portfolios?

Australians are spoilt for choice when it comes to investing their superannuation, with more than 200 funds and more than 80,000 investment options all competing for your hard-earned money. But choice is only a good thing if those choices are worthy. Unfortunately, not enough are.

Research by Rainmaker,), shows the best funds routinely achieve returns about twice those of the lowest performers. This performance gap happens regardless of the time period, the market segment or the asset class you’re investing into.

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