by Kaye Fallick | Mar 21, 2024 | Retirement Income
If you’re a 65-year old male reading this article you stand a good chance of living until at least 85.3 years. If you’re a female of the same age, you’re likely to get more than 20 years, with life expectancy of 88 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare). Half of...
by Jeremy Duffield | Mar 21, 2024 | Planning for Retirement
I love the story Jack Bogle, legendary founder of Vanguard, told to open my favourite of his dozen books: “At a party given by a billionaire, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single day...
by James Coyle | Mar 20, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
The current housing crisis can be seen in many ways. The most obvious is the reduced ability for younger Australians to get a foot in the property market. But there are other ways it hurts as well. One is the growing trend for couples who separate to stay together, at...
by Drew Patchell | Mar 20, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
As of 20 March 2024, the Age Pension in Australia has increased. The information detailed below shows the increases, as confirmed by the Federal Government, including supplements for singles and couples. For a single person, the maximum Age Pension will increase...
by Kaye Fallick | Mar 15, 2024 | Retirement Spending
What are your options? The other day I needed a $100 note for a gift for someone. I didn’t have my purse with debit card on me, but I did have my phone which has my debit account App installed. So I popped into the bank and expected to be able to wave my phone as I do...
by Kaye Fallick | Mar 14, 2024 | Planning for Retirement
Making mistakes is part of the human condition. There are very few things in this life that are totally irredeemable. So knowing you can fix mistakes comes as a great relief. The belief that organising your retirement funding is a one-off project is one of the biggest...
by James Coyle | Mar 14, 2024 | Superannuation
Many Australians, women in particular, enter retirement with relatively small superannuation balances. So when we write about super, and some of the great benefits of having money in super, we often get questions about how to boost your super. Take this comment a...
by Jeremy Duffield | Mar 8, 2024 | Retirement Income
Sometimes the best plans are simple and straightforward. Although retirement rules are complex, your retirement investments don’t need to be. You can create a great retirement plan –delivering the lifestyle you want and can afford – with just the Age...
by James Coyle | Mar 8, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
Here’s what you’ll get The twice-yearly Age Pension increase is due to land on 20 March. We reported in mid February our predictions for singles and couples, and we’re pleased to say our predictions were correct within a few cents. The table below shows...
by Kaye Fallick | Mar 8, 2024 | Retirement Spending
Surveys tell us that the lifestage of retirement can be one of the most contented periods of our lives. One widespread positive sentiment is the sense of control over your own destiny, no longer having to answer to an employer’s needs Monday to Friday. But getting...
