We sometimes get asked by our readers whether there is anything they can do before the end of the financial year to improve their income in retirement. Here are a couple that relate to superannuation. Adding money to super Some people might be in a position to add...
“Start with the facts.” That was the motto of the government’s recently released review of the Australian retirement system. Don’t come up with policy recommendations; just give us the fact base to think about. A lot of the news media coverage of the review has...
The Retirement Income Review: Will there be changes to the treatment of the family home? The Federal Government is currently assessing the report of the Retirement Income Review and their response could have big implications for Age Pensioners. The review is looking...
According to a new study, Australian brands are largely ignoring the ‘elderly demographic’, despite the fact that this group has the highest levels of wealth and disposable income. They also spend more than millennials and Generation X. The WPP AUNZ report called...
Darren Moffatt from Seniors First shares a case study of how a Reverse Mortgage can make a huge difference to the lives of Age Pensioners who are struggling to make ends meet. *Oliver and Charlotte are age pensioners who worked hard all their lives and are proud that...
Retirement Essentials is excited to share that we have been has been selected by Feedspot’s panelists as one of the Top 10 Australian Retirement Blogs on the web Our aim is to provide, useful educative content to inform retirees about all the news relevant for...
