Retirement Spending Articles

Will you outlive your money?

Will you outlive your money?

How long do your savings need to last?? The younger you are the easier it can be to cope with financial setbacks. That’s because there is usually a ‘tomorrow’ in sight when you can work harder, earn more, put things back in place. Things change when you...

Spend your money before you die

Spend your money before you die

The Morrison Government has recently urged retirees to spend more of their retirement savings, particularly any super they might have. Why do they want retirees to spend their super? The Government’s recent Retirement Income Review highlighted that many...

How much do you need in retirement?

How much do you need in retirement?

More insights from the Government’s Retirement Income Review Everyone’s different in retirement.  And how much you need is really a question to be decided personally. But we’ve all got a bit of “sticky-beak” streak and are interested in what others think...

How much do you need in retirement?

Retirement Spending – What type of planner are you?

Jeremy Duffield - Chairman of Retirement Essentials In a recent letter, I asked which aspects of retirement finance were most important to you? Many people responded with a clear message: how much I can spend in retirement and how long the money would last...