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Consolidating your super means moving all your super into one account. It makes your super easier to manage, and saves on fees.

Before you consolidate, pick the best super fund for you.

You can transfer your super for free in a few simple steps.

If you’re ready to consolidate your super now, go straight to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) online at myGov.

Why consolidate your super

Consolidating your super can save you time and money.

Having all of your super in one account means you:

• save money by only paying one set of fees

• have less paperwork

• can keep track of your super balance more easily

Things to do before consolidating your super

Before you change out of a super fund, there are few things you need to do to make sure you don’t lose important things like insurance.

Check employer contributions

Check your current accounts to see if changing funds will affect how much your employer contributes. Some employers contribute more to certain funds.

Check your insurance cover

Before you leave a fund, check to see if you have any insurance through the fund. This might be life, total and permanent disability (TPD), and/or income protection insurance.

If you change funds, you might not be able to get the same cover. Be particularly careful if you have a pre-existing medical condition or are aged 60 or over.

If you’re not sure, get independent advice from a licensed financial adviser.

Tell your employer

Whether you choose a new super fund or one of your existing ones, give your employer the details they need to pay your super into your chosen account.

When you consolidate your super, don’t just transfer your super into the account with the highest balance. The best account for you may be one of your small accounts, or an account with a completely new fund. See choosing a super fund.

How to consolidate your super

Once you’ve chosen your account, transfer the balance of your other super accounts into it.

You can do this easily online through the ATO:

• go to my.gov.au

• log in or create an account

• link your myGov account to the ATO

• select ‘Super’ and then ‘Manage’

• select ‘Transfer super’ (this option will only appear if you have more than one super account)

This will show you all of your super accounts and let you transfer your balance from one to another.

You can also transfer your balance to a new fund by:

• contacting the new fund directly

• using an ATO rollover form

Changing super funds

If you only have one super fund but you’re thinking about changing, follow the same process as you would follow for consolidating your super.

You might be thinking about changing funds to:

• invest in a fund with better services and features

• leave a fund that has been performing poorly

• leave a corporate fund after leaving your job

Don’t rush to change super funds if:

• your fund performed poorly in single year — judge its performance over five years or more

• you’re chasing last year’s top-performing fund — it may not perform as well in coming years

 

Get advice from your Financial Adviser

 

*IMPORTANT:

Remember to check your insurance cover before you change.

If you would like to improve your relationship with money and plan for your future, please contact TruWealth on 03 8648 6534 or email contact@truwealthadvice.com.au

 

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