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Everyone’s attention will be focused on the European Union summit in Brussels starting Friday night (AEST) and fingers crossed Europe’s politicians can finally come up with something that will put their sovereign debt problems to bed. But if there’s any silver lining, it’s that SMSFs have been handling the recent volatility pretty well, as I talk about today.

Also in the Switzer Super Report, Charlie Aitken has a bumper stock recommendation column for you today with not only the 15 top stocks to lead the rally, but also his picks for sustainable yields. Ron Bewley continues his popular portfolio-building series and focuses on using risk and return. We also bring you up to speed on allocated pensions as well as two tax benefits of SMSFs compared with large funds.

Let’s hope I have some positive news to tell you about Europe on Monday!



Sincerely,

Peter Switzer

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