Retirement Advice Articles

Resourcing your retirement

Resourcing your retirement

Keeping Retirement Simple - Part 1 I was looking into getting solar for the house to save on electricity bills and reduce our carbon footprint.  I found it was pretty complicated, a lot to consider.  Won’t someone make it simple for me?  That made me think:...

Paying down debt: Solving this classic dilemma

Paying down debt: Solving this classic dilemma

Currently about 76% of Australian retirees own their own homes. About 13% of these retirees still have a mortgage. These ratios are set to change dramatically over the next 10-15 years, with more than 50% of those currently aged 55-60 carrying mortgages,...

How happy are you?

How happy are you?

A couple of weeks ago I came across a Retirement Happiness Index.  This index, launched by Challenger on 4 April 2024 makes for interesting reading. It indicates Australian retirees have plenty to keep us busy and engaged, we feel mentally healthy, but...

Boy, did we get some advice… from you!

Boy, did we get some advice… from you!

We asked and you responded… You may recall that we asked you to answer a short 5-minute Retirement Pulse survey a couple of weeks ago. Well you did. And to say that your answers delighted us is an understatement. Here’s why. They shared a lot of common sense...

What’s great advice worth? Sometimes more than we think

What’s great advice worth? Sometimes more than we think

We recently did a Google search to see the type of value people place on advice and it seems some of the best things in life (including advice) are free. Other advice may seem expensive - medical appointments for instance. But paying for a third opinion on a...

Can you save your retirement by giving less to your kids?

Can you save your retirement by giving less to your kids?

There are certain ‘motherhood’ statements, so-called because you would find it hard to disagree with these sentiments. One such statement is that we all want what’s best for our kids. We’d walk over hot coals for them, in fact. This is evidenced financially...