The real cost of living in retirement Can it be measured? There is a lot of noise about the cost of living right now. So much so that, even if you are reasonably well off in retirement, you may be starting to question whether your sums are right. Suffering...
How to save on medical bills: Know your rights and entitlements It’s easy to feel like a dummy sometimes when it comes to health care costs. At a time of rapidly rising household costs, medical and pharmaceutical bills can sometimes seem insurmountable,...
Pacing yourself across the years Last week we helped you to gain as accurate a forecast as possible of your likely life span. This may seem morbid, but it’s actually the best starting point for planning and managing retirement income. But working out how...
There’s a lot of discussion about interest rates – both here and overseas - at the moment. For some retirees higher rates are good news, while for others they can be extremely stressful. The key question is not what is happening in the short term, but how...
What’s your uppermost retirement fear? We’re often surprised by many of the responses to our Retirement Pulse surveys. In particular, in the February survey, with respondents who have yet to retire who have such strong concerns about their money lasting as...
Or is it? Despite the impacts of Covid, life expectancy for Australian men and women continues to increase. But many retirees can feel conflicted when they hear about increased longevity. This is prompted by the worry that their money will run out. Whilst...
Price hike on fuel about to occur Most car owners are bracing themselves for a price hike in fuel on September 29. After this time, it is expected that the average price for unleaded fuel will begin to rise above the $2.00 mark for the first time since July....
What could possibly go wrong? Lump sums can come and go in diverse ways. When it comes to retirement, it used to be much simpler to work out how to handle them. Over time, the many ways of contributing to, or withdrawing from, your superannuation have...
How much will be left when I die? It helps to know One of the most common fears for retirees is that they don’t have enough savings and they will run out of money. This is understandable as most of us would like to have something in addition to the Age...