The 5-Minute Super Fix Worth $80k

Описание: Your super has a setting you never chose — and for a lot of Australians it quietly costs around $80,000 by retirement. Here's how to find it and fix it in about five minutes.

When you started your job, someone ticked a box and dropped your super into a "default" MySuper option — usually a "balanced" setting built for the average of millions of people, not for you. If you've got decades until retirement, that default can leave serious money on the table through lost growth, fees you never agreed to, and insurance quietly drawn from your balance. This is a plain-English walkthrough of what the default actually is, why it suits someone near retirement but not a younger you, the real numbers behind the gap, and the exact 5-minute check to see what option you're really in.

What you'll walk away knowing:
What a MySuper "default" option is and why you were put in one
Balanced vs growth — and why the gap compounds to tens of thousands
How a 1% fee difference can swallow six figures over a career
The insurance premiums many people pay without realising
How super "stapling" makes the wrong setting follow you between jobs
The 5-minute phone check: investment option, fees, and the free tools to compare

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⏱ Chapters
0:00 The setting you never chose
0:40 What a "default" super option really is
2:30 Why "balanced" is wrong for a younger you
4:00 The $80,000 gap, in real numbers
6:30 The second leak: fees
8:40 Insurance you may not need + super stapling
10:20 The 5-minute check (4 steps)
12:30 Why not just switch everything to high growth?
13:50 One more move: extra contributions
14:40 What to do tonight

🔗 Free tools mentioned (not affiliated, just genuinely useful):
ATO YourSuper comparison tool — compare MySuper products side by side
MoneySmart (moneysmart.gov.au) — super calculator and comparison guide
APRA's annual performance test & heatmap — see which funds pass

General information only — this is not personal financial, tax or legal advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any specific product. Figures referenced are for the 2025–26 Australian financial year and can change. For advice on your own situation, speak to a licensed financial adviser or registered tax agent.

💬 When you check your own super — what investment option are you actually in? Drop it in the comments.

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