The Sydney Morning Herald --- Page: 7 : 14 December 2006 Original article by Adele Horin
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A wariness of superannuation is disadvantaging young Australian women. A December 2006 forum was told that younger women are choosing low-risk investments because of a distrust of superannuation funds, when they should be concentrating on higher-risk, higher-return strategies. The survey, presented by an Edith Cowan University academic, examined 30,000 investment choices of members of a health super trust over the period 2001-04. It found that most young women invested in cash and bonds which had to "work harder" than higher risk options like shares.
