Create an investment strategy

Before you start making investments, you must have an investment strategy to achieve your fund’s objectives. To create and manage the investment strategy, you must understand the investment requirements.

Super laws require you to prepare and follow an investment strategy for your SMSF and review it regularly.

An investment strategy sets out your fund’s investment objectives and the types of investments your fund can make.

It provides a framework for making investment decisions to increase member retirement benefits.

A financial adviser can help you prepare the investment strategy. However, the fund trustees are responsible for managing the investments in the best financial interests of its members and in accordance with the law.

Setting up a self-managed super fund (SMSF)

Steps Progress

What is an SMSF?

3 mins

Is an SMSF right for you?

6 mins

Setting up an SMSF

1 mins

Choose an SMSF trustee structure

4 mins

Appoint trustees

6 mins

Check your SMSF is an Australian super fund

2 mins

Create a trust deed

2 mins

Hold assets

2 mins

Register your SMSF

3 mins

Set up a bank account

2 mins

Get an electronic service address

1 mins

Create an investment strategy

2 mins

Plan for the future

1 mins

Prepare an exit plan

2 mins

Record-keeping requirements

2 mins

Notify the ATO and ASIC of changes

2 mins

Consider professional advice

2 mins

Help and more information

3 mins

Related courses

1 mins

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