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  • Put the cash into the mortgage on your home
  • Superannuation (super)
  • Investments outside super

  • $840 in the 16-cent bracket — $10 less versus super,
  • $700 in the 30-cent bracket — $150 less,
  • $630 in the 37-cent bracket — $220 less, and
  • $550 in the 45-cent bracket — $300 less.

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  • Interest saved via mortgage: about 6 per cent per annum (a reasonable long-term average interest rate for Australia)
  • Return on super: about 8 per cent per annum (average from 1993 to 2024 at Super Guide)
  • Return on Australian shares (common investing example): about 9 per cent per annum on average, according to Morningstar analysis of the last 30 years.

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