Considering that old mate has f**k all super and super contributions are taxed at a concessional tax rate of 15%, it seems to the casual observer that his accountant might not be top shelf.
He is old school. Types with 1 finger,drives a xf falcon and wears track pants.
Anyhows he said instead of super we take out $150 a week and every month purchase Gold. So that's what we did from 2001 to 2009. It was f**k all when started doing it. It was cheap then like under $300 an ounce.
He said when there is a war SHARES and UNITS get shaken down. GOLD goes up and Property is like a rock. Stick with them.
So maybe he is an idiot like you suggest. But gold I can see. Property I can see. Superannuation is just an invisible number.
However he did say to buy bitcoin and I never did for this reason. He said it will hit a million dollars when it was only about 20k