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    Wink Kiwisaver Strategy

    Can you have a kiwisaver strategy?

    My Idea is to sign up with the growth "smartkiwi" kiwisaver fund. Their aggressive fund invests in the smartFONZ and smartMOZY; these funds invest into the companies listed in the NZX 50 Index and the S&P Australian 50 MidCap Index.

    I will then track the 200 day moving average for the two indices. Once the index price for the crosses the 200 day MA and starts trending down I ring up smartshares and get them to switch me to the conservative fund. The conservative fund is 80% fixed interest and 20% equity.

    Once the indices cross back over the 200 day MA and starts trending back up I ring up smartshares and get them to switch me back to the growth fund.

    What do you guys think of this strategy?
    Is it a worth while strategy?
    Would you guys suggest anything different?
    One thing I am unsure of is the split that smartkiwi invests in the NZX50 & ASXMC50? Does anyone know this?
    Any ideas to improve this strategy or something similar?
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    I see they have a management fee of 0.65%. The smartFONZ etc also have a management fee of about 0.6%. Are you going to be stung twice for management fees, I couldn't see anything that said you wouldn't be. It's probably worth back testing the shares and seeing how it performs with a 200 day MA. FNZ.NZ is smartFONZ, I'm sure it is possible to find the other ones too.
    Also how often can you change between the different funds, it may be restricted to x times per year?

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    Quote Originally Posted by arcticblue View Post
    I see they have a management fee of 0.65%. The smartFONZ etc also have a management fee of about 0.6%. Are you going to be stung twice for management fees, I couldn't see anything that said you wouldn't be.
    I never thought of that. However, this would be the same for most funds wouldn't it except those that invest directly. Ie. the fee you see is for the admin of the fund, and does not include the fees of any of the funds they invest in. Having said that, I would have though Smartkiwi got a volume discount off the smartFonz fees fund.
    Quote Originally Posted by arcticblue View Post
    It's probably worth back testing the shares and seeing how it performs with a 200 day MA. FNZ.NZ is smartFONZ, I'm sure it is possible to find the other ones too.
    Also how often can you change between the different funds, it may be restricted to x times per year?
    I would also check how many switches you get per year.

    The question has made me think. Does anybody have a kiwisaver stategy. Given the long term, locked in nature of the investment, I have always thought of it as a set and forget type of investment. Now that it 5 figure sum, it probably pays to think about it more.

    http://www.superlifekiwisaver.co.nz/...ntoptions.aspx could be another option. they have low fees and free, unlimited switching.
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    I only signed up to Kiwisaver about six months ago, mainly because the returns on my private super were appaling when the market was racing up in leaps and bounds, and to take advantage of the "free" money or course.

    My strategy is to treat the fund as if it were a long term investment/trade, using primarily T/A but basic macro F/A as well, a similar strategy to lou from the sound of it. Most providers will allow you a certain number of free switches per year I think.

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    My strategy is just to leave it in a growth fund, perhaps take it out for a 1st home subsidy and then basically leave it. It's $20 a week I'd otherwise spend on unecessary stuff anyway.

    I don't intend to get rich through kiwisaver. It's just a nice little back up plan if all my other investment goals turn to custard. If that's the case in 43 years when I'm 65 then I've probably screwed up extremely badly anyway.

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    I gave smartkiwi an email to investigate a couple of concerns that were raised in the thread.

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    The management fee is quoted on the website being .65% for +$30,000. The ETF that smart kiwi invests in also have fees as well. Does that mean we pay the smartkiwi management fees and the ETF management fees?
    Are there any fees for transferring between the different smartkiwi options i.e between growth, balanced, and conservative?
    How long does it take to process a switch between two different smartkiwi options?
    The smartkiwi website says that the growth fund invests in the FONZ and MOZY. What ratio does the fund invest each ETF?

    Smartkiwi response:
    No absolutely not. That would definitely be double dipping which would be very unfair and incredibly unethical. What happens is that Smarkiwi will pay the full management fee, this is unavoidable with the way the fund has been set up, however what we then do is continuously calculate a rebate which is paid to the fund to offset the fee. So the net result is that the member is only charged the advertised fee.

    There is no charge for changing between funds. In fact you change every month if you wish. The only fee you will ever be charged for anything is the 0.65% management fee. This fee is all inclusive. No front end fee, no trustee fee, no brokerage fee just the management fee and thats it. If you decided to switch between funds it would take one week to complete the transfer.

    The Growth Fund invests 60% of its assets in FONZ and 40% in MOZY. There is a small amount left in cash to facilitate transfers in and out however this is negligible.

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    Thanks Lou - that seems like quite a good response. So it would pay to move between conservative and growth for bear/bull markets. Will look into this going forward.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lou View Post
    I gave smartkiwi an email to investigate a couple of concerns that were raised in the thread.

    My Email:
    The management fee is quoted on the website being .65% for +$30,000. The ETF that smart kiwi invests in also have fees as well. Does that mean we pay the smartkiwi management fees and the ETF management fees?
    Are there any fees for transferring between the different smartkiwi options i.e between growth, balanced, and conservative?
    How long does it take to process a switch between two different smartkiwi options?
    The smartkiwi website says that the growth fund invests in the FONZ and MOZY. What ratio does the fund invest each ETF?

    Smartkiwi response:
    No absolutely not. That would definitely be double dipping which would be very unfair and incredibly unethical. What happens is that Smarkiwi will pay the full management fee, this is unavoidable with the way the fund has been set up, however what we then do is continuously calculate a rebate which is paid to the fund to offset the fee. So the net result is that the member is only charged the advertised fee.

    There is no charge for changing between funds. In fact you change every month if you wish. The only fee you will ever be charged for anything is the 0.65% management fee. This fee is all inclusive. No front end fee, no trustee fee, no brokerage fee just the management fee and thats it. If you decided to switch between funds it would take one week to complete the transfer.

    The Growth Fund invests 60% of its assets in FONZ and 40% in MOZY. There is a small amount left in cash to facilitate transfers in and out however this is negligible.

    Im with Smartkiwi as well and happy to date. but my question is... I like the theory behind your strategy of swapping mind,.... how can you anticipate a bull or a bear market in advance?

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackcap View Post
    Im with Smartkiwi as well and happy to date. but my question is... I like the theory behind your strategy of swapping mind,.... how can you anticipate a bull or a bear market in advance?
    That is a good question. If I had a full proof way of anticipating a bull or bear market I would not be sharing it here. I would be on my way to the bank laughing.

    The main statistic I am using for predicting if it is bull a bear market is the 200 day MA. When the price goes below the 200MA the price is trending down (bearish). When the price goes above the 200MA the price is trending up (bullish).

    The 200MA is my main signal however before I decide to switch from a growth to conservative I will take a broader look at what is happening in the market/world.

    Does anybody else have a good/simple way of deciding if it is a bear or a bull market?

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    I guess keeping an ear to the ground & Phaedrus graphs helps but i don't know about thetime lag in a switch -probably is a few days to a week so not like a share. In the GFC I had some super in cash and it is only just now growth is catching up. The effect is muted by the NZ dollar going down when shares go down which makes overseas shares not so bad but the main effect is the shareprice.
    I have switched mine last week to conservative, which makes me feel bad when you get a good day like yesterday, shares up and NZ dollar down but overall the price of oil is making me nervous. I figure don't bee too greedy and I have made 15% or so recently so sitting on small gains will still be OK overall. The whole inflation, money printing thing is a risk as your money gets eroded in cash but it is the only place to be in a bear, except maybe some overseas bonds.
    I definately am trying to ride the switches with superlife - there seems no limit and do it on the internet for no cost.
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