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Marketing to over 50’s is poorly done: study

Marketing to over 50’s is poorly done: study

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...

Top 10 Australian Retirement Blog

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...

More than 30,000 Seniors Try New Age Pension Calculator in 6 months

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

[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...

Centrelink announces Age Pension rate increases

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...