Superannuation: Reacting to short-term performance is a Fool’s Game

Your super is a long-term strategy. While there’s no universally agreed definition for ‘long-term’ or ‘short-term’ investing, we like to think of ‘long-term’ as 5 years or longer, particularly when it comes to superannuation. Why is reacting to short-term performance a ‘Fool’s Game’? Let’s compare 2 hypothetical superfunds side-by-side and start by zooming in on a 3-year performance comparison. It looks like Superfund A is smashing Superfund V right?! Okay, let’s zoom out a little bit and see how they look after 5 years… It appears…