I have been doing some serious thinking over the past week or two and have decided that right now, the best "next step" option for me is a Superlife individual superannuation fund, running alongside my existing Kiwisaver. I think that this is the way to go until I can build enough capital to perhaps consider another direct purchase of some additional shares. Unlike Kiwisaver its not tied up until I'm 65 - I can access the funds anytime I need to (in the event of an emergency any time down the track.)
At the moment I'm looking at their "mix your own" option - which gives me the option of picking which funds I want to include in my overall "package" in order to create some good diversity and growth.
The "mix your own" options include their 6 Managed funds and their individual sector funds and ETFs as below:
Individual Sector
Cash NZ Bonds Overseas Bonds Overseas non-Government Bonds Property NZ Shares Australian Shares Overseas Shares Currency Hedged Overseas Shares (Unhedged) Emerging Markets Gemino UK Cash UK Income UK Shares/Property
ETF
NZ Cash ETF NZ Bond ETF Global Bond ETF NZ Dividend ETF NZ 50 Portfolio ETF NZ Top 10 ETF NZ MidCap ETF NZ Property ETF Aust Top 20 Leaders ETF Aust Dividend ETF Aust Financials ETF Aust Property ETF Aust Resources ETF Aust MidCap ETF Total World ETF US S&P 500 ETF Europe ETF Asia Pacific ETF US Growth ETF US Value ETF US MidCap ETF US Small ETF Emerging Markets ETF
I would appreciate some general advice around which of the above I would be best to choose as my initial 3-4 funds. I keep looking at the Total World ETF and thinking it would be a sensible choice for diversity. I also like the look of the Aust Dividend ETF. Given that initially, the amount I will be investing will be small (will then be making regular monthly investments) - is there any need to include Bonds/Cash at this stage? Would I be best to just choose two funds for now and add another couple a bit down the track once I've built up a decent balance?
I know you can't tell me what to do but if anyone is willing to give me some guidance here I would appreciate it.