20 most popular Australian shares
Despite persistently high inflation, high interest rates and nail-biting volatility, Australian shares (read investors) held their nerve in the year to June 2024, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index up 7.8% (12.1% including dividends).
That was sure to keep SMSF investors happy, as domestic shares remain their preferred asset class with Class SMSFs holding 28.3% of their assets in Australian listed securities.
The next largest asset class among Class SMSFs is direct property…