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...
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How Age Pensioners Can Use a Reverse Mortgage to Access Extra Cash
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...
Top 10 Australian Retirement Blog
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...
Announced as Finalist in the national Fintech Business Awards 2019
Retirement Essentials is excited to share that we have been announced as a finalist in the national Fintech Business Awards 2019. Competing as a finalist in the Fintech Start-up Business of the Year category, we eagerly await the announcement of...
More than 30,000 Seniors Try New Age Pension Calculator in 6 months
It’s now been six months since Retirement Essentials launched in Australia and we’ve been amazed and humbled by the response we’ve received. We’ve clearly hit on something - the Age Pension is a real ‘hot button’ for everyday Australian seniors, both those...
[VIDEO] Age Pension Application Service
Retirement Essentials is excited to release an animated video that explains how our Age Pension Application service helps senior Australians. It's the new, smarter way to apply for the Age Pension. We have also included a text transcript (below) of the audio...
Seniors in Newcastle now have a smarter way to apply for the Age Pension
More than 700 people apply for the Age Pension every business day. In fact, there were 174,000 applicants for the Age Pension last year, with even more expected in the years to come. Until recently, getting access to the Age Pension has been a frustrating...
Centrelink announces Age Pension rate increases
Centrelink has announced new pension rates to keep Pensioners’ payments in line with inflation. On 20 March, 2018 Age Pension payments will increase for singles by $13.20/fortnight to $907. Couples will see a combined increase of $19.80/fortnight to...
Retirement Essentials launches online concierge service for retiring Australians
Retirement Essentials, a fintech startup founded by ex-Challenger executive Paul Rogan, will expand nationally following a successful pilot launch in Newcastle in early 2018. The innovative digital service helps everyday Australians retirees calculate their...