Self managed super funds seem to be everybody’s favourite enemy, but they are actually doing retirement savings a service. The self-interested big guns need to lay off.

This week saw Tony Abbott maintain his ‘Get Smart-style’ cone of silence, though he did come out of his bunker to kick Christopher Pyne up the bum for alluding to a potential break of a promise on uni-stude..

The Queensland vision is looking bright after a few years of headwinds, which means it’s time to look outside the Big Four for bank exposure.

Pundits are predicting at least another two years for this bull market but that doesn't mean there won’t be hiccups along the way.