Dear %%first_name%%,

Well, here we are at long last – 2011 has come to an end and many of us will be glad to see the back of it as far as stocks are concerned. This really has been ‘The Year of the Nicompoop’ and I tell you why in my column today.

Also in the Switzer Super Report, our editor has pulled together our best calls of 2011, and there’s some good ones in there. And since many of you have come on board just recently and missed some of the great advice we put out in our early reports, we’ve re-visited four popular articles that have stood the test of time. These include a road test of Commonwealth Bank’s Super Gear Loan, the best Aussie index ETF, Ron Bewley’s ‘Dear Diary’ on how he managed the market dip, and six legal traps for your SMSF to avoid.

Thanks for your support in 2011 and have a Happy New Year!



Sincerely,

Peter Switzer

Investing in art can be a great way to diversify your SMSF investment portfolio and help protect it from declines in other asset classes. Al Bailey of Art Equity joins Peter Switzer on Super TV to talk about the art market and how to invest in it.