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Home ownership and super are far more entwined than you might think

  • Written by Deborah Ralston, Professorial fellow, Monash University
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When the government’s retirement incomes review of which I was a part examined superannuation, the age pension and voluntary savings, home ownership had a surprisingly important role.

The home is the largest form of voluntary saving and is far more entwined with super and the pension than might be thought, with...

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