Background
Below are details of the Finn family:
Assets: Liabilities:
Family home $290,000 Credit card debt $2,000
Car 35,000 Mortgage 15,000
Contents 50,000
Bank deposits 45,000
Debentures 75,000
Managed funds - balanced 40,000
Superannuation funds 420,000
Income:
Gross salaries of Mr and Mrs Finn are $50,000 (tax of $8,550) and $20,700 (tax of $2,205)
Expenditure:
$30,000 per annum - including $10,000 per annum mortgage repayments, and a commitment to repay the credit card debt over the next twelve months.
Required:
- Describe what stage of life you think the Finn family is at and why you think so. Hint, look at the size of superannuation and their mortgage.
- Go to www.comparefunds.com.au to access research on balanced funds. Compare the following two funds: Note, APIR codes are used to identify a fund within the industry.
- Colonial First State (First Choice) Balanced (APIR: FSF0254AU)
- Colonial First State Colliers Global Property Securities (APIR: FSF0666AU)
Answer the following questions:
3) Explain to Mr and Mrs Finn how these two funds differ, including the difference in management strategy?
4) Which fund has performed better over the 2015-2016 financial year?
5) How much income (as opposed to growth) did the funds produce during the 2015-2016 financial year?