by Drew Patchell | Feb 19, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
The average processing time for claims with Services Australia has continued to rise steadily since the start of the decade. Services Australia chief executive officer David Hazlehurst reported the latest numbers at the Senate Estimates meeting last week showing the...
by James Coyle | Feb 15, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
Can Age Pensioners ever save? This is a topic that comes up a lot. Because the primary source of income for nearly 70% of retirees is a full or part Age Pension, the ‘liveability’ of the pension is of critical importance. But one Age Pensioner may bear little...
by James Coyle | Feb 15, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
Most of us can cope with adversity if it doesn’t arrive as a total surprise. Knowing what’s coming is often the best way to put plans in place to mitigate financial shocks. That’s why the subject of deeming rates needs to raised. All’s been quiet on this topic for a...
by Kaye Fallick | Feb 15, 2024 | Superannuation
There has been a veritable deluge of research, insights and survey findings about retirement funding in recent times. With nearly 700 Australians retiring on a daily basis, this is unsurprising. Retirement does indeed seem to be ‘the new black’. But the more insights...
by Kaye Fallick | Feb 9, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
We enjoy receiving member questions for a range of reasons. The main one is because our whole team wants to help Australians maximise their retirement income and answering tricky questions is one way of doing this. But another reason why we value the many...
by James Coyle | Feb 9, 2024 | Retirement Advice
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...
by James Coyle | Feb 9, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
You may recall our article in December which shared tips from Steven Sadler? We asked him what works best when dealing with Centrelink and he responded with some really useful insights into how to progress your Centrelink interactions, including the best time of day...
by James Coyle | Feb 2, 2024 | Superannuation
Help, I’m 76 and want to contribute more to my super, but I’ve been told I can’t! This was the cry for help we received from Albert last week. He’s just turned 76 and came into some money unexpectedly, through a lottery win. He’s decided he doesn’t have anything to...
by James Coyle | Feb 1, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension, Customer Stories
Australian society is witnessing the greatest intergenerational transfer of wealth ever seen. According to McCrindle Research, an estimated $3 trillion will be bequeathed to adult children over the next two decades. We don’t all have parents like the driven, mega-rich...
by Kaye Fallick | Feb 1, 2024 | Retirement Advice
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 by the...
