Saving for their retirement is probably the last thing on your children’s minds when they first start working, but there is a good reason to get them signed up for a superannuation account early.

Most younger teens are not automatically eligible for superannuation payments from their employer, as workers aged under 18 must work more than 30 hours per week to be eligible for super.

This changes once they turn 18, when all workers must be paid 12% super regardless of the number of hours worked.

Government money on the table for super

But just because they don’t get paid super, doesn’t mean there isn’t a great reason to sign your children up for a super account.

This is because, as low-income earners, they will likely be eligible for a super co-contribution from the government if they make an after-tax contribution themselves.

There are some rules, including that, for 2026-27, they must earn less than $49,293 to receive the full $500 government contribution.

There is also the 10% eligible income test, which states that 10% or more of your total income must come from either employment-related activities or carrying out a business.

To be eligible for the full $500 contribution from the government, $1000 in non-concessional (after-tax) contributions must be made.

Compound interest works its magic

And while $500 might not sound like a lot, the impact on your child’s retirement savings could be huge.

Using the government’s Moneysmart website, I have calculated that $500 deposited into a 15-year-old’s account will turn into $10,500 by the age of 60, assuming the initial deposit compounds at 7% per year.

And remember, this is calculated assuming just one year of contributions.

The Australian Taxation Office website says your children do not need to do anything to receive the payment, and can make smaller payments throughout the year.

As they say:

You don’t need to make your personal contributions as a single lump sum – you can make payments throughout the financial year. We use the total amount you have contributed for the year to calculate the co-contribution. Your super fund can tell you how to make personal contributions, and it will need your tax file number before it can accept them.

The minimum contribution that can be made is $20, and the government has a calculator to help people figure out how much they will be paid.

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Silver Mines Ltd (ASX: SVL) is progressing its Bowdens silver project in the central west region of New South Wales, and expects to release its definitive feasibility study on the project imminently.

The analyst team at Morgans has run the ruler over the project and has come up with a very bullish share price target on Silver Mines shares, which we’ll get to shortly.

First, let’s have a look at why Morgans like the company so much.

Large silver project progressing toward development

Morgans said Silver Mines’ Bowdens project is Australia’s largest undeveloped silver resource and one of the largest globally.

The deposit also remains open beyond the current mining plan, “leaving room for reserve growth, mine life extension and underground potential”.

Morgans notes that direct silver exposure is rare among ASX miners, and in this case, “with silver contributing ~86% of life-of-mine revenue, Bowdens is one of the purest ways to gain leverage to rising silver prices through an advanced Australian development asset”.

The broker has modelled free cash flow of $1.63 billion over the life of the mine, and added, “we expect the upcoming Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) to further refine the development pathway and potentially unlock additional value through updated pricing assumptions, optimisation initiatives and mine life extensions”.

They added:

We forecast first production in FY30, providing sufficient time for completion of the revised approvals process, project financing and construction. Following multiple engineering studies, metallurgical programmes and optimisation work, we consider Bowdens a technically mature development asset, leaving permitting and financing as the principal remaining milestones.

Shares looking cheap

Morgans has a 40 cent per share price target on Silver Mines, compared to the current price of 12.5 cents per share.

The broker said that the market, “continues to undervalue Bowdens’ combination of scale, technical maturity and leverage to a structurally improving silver market”.

They added:

While permitting remains the dominant risk, we believe this is increasingly offset by a more clearly defined approvals pathway, an advanced stage of project development, and multiple near term catalysts capable of reducing the regulatory discount currently reflected in the share price. Our thesis rests on what we view as an increasingly compelling asymmetry in Bowdens’ risk-reward profile, underpinned by exceptional leverage to a strengthening silver price, a technically mature development plan and a more clearly defined permitting pathway.

They added that their valuation only reflects a portion of the company’s broader options including further open pit cutbacks and potential resource growth.

Silver Mines is currently valued at $277.42 million.

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Shares in Caravel Minerals Ltd (ASX: CVV) have improved more than 39% over the past year, but they’re still trading well off their highs over the period.

But the analyst team at Shaw and Partners has recently initiated coverage on the ASX copper stock and believes shareholders should persist, predicting serious share price upside for the company.

Major copper project in development

So what does Caravel do? The company is currently finalising the definitive feasibility study for its Caravel copper project 150km northeast of Perth.

Shaw and Partners said in its recent research report that Caravel was one of the largest undeveloped copper resources globally.

They added:

The project is a large-scale, low-cost operation that will utilise bulk mining and automation to drive strong unit cost efficiencies, supported by its proximity to Perth, only 150km away. With a Tier-1 resource, progressing permitting and emerging strategic funding interest, Caravel is well positioned to develop a globally significant copper operation leveraged to ongoing structural demand growth from electrification, EVs and AI.

Shaw and Partners said a key advantage for the project was its proximity to established infrastructure which was unusual for projects of this size.

They added:

Located within trucking distance of Perth and connected to existing sealed roads, power infrastructure and skilled labour pools, the project avoids many of the logistical challenges faced by more remote copper developments. This infrastructure access significantly lowers capital intensity and operating risk relative to comparable greenfield projects.

Shaw and Partners said Caravel was progressing funding options while the definitive feasibility study was being finalised, “with the project’s scale and long mine life lending itself to a diversified capital stack”.

They added:

Caravel will pursue a mix of project debt, strategic investment and potential offtake-linked financing, to minimise dilution while providing the balance sheet required for construction. Strong interest from potential strategic partners and lenders, highlighted by the Adani non-binding MoU, reflects growing global demand for secure copper supply. This positioning enables Caravel to assemble a robust funding structure as development decisions approach.

Shaw and Partners said the growing demand for copper supported the reasons to buy ito the stock.

They said rapid growth in renewable energy, the electrification of transport and, “the rising power intensity of AI-driven data centres are expected to drive sustained copper consumption over the short, medium and long-term”.

The project also had significant precious metal and molybdenum by-products, Shaw and Partners said.

The broker has a $1.15 share price target on Caravel shares, which would be a 400% gain from the current share price of 23 cents.

Caravel is valued at $128.5 million.

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