by Amanda Hardy Lai | Jul 23, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
If you’re on a part-Age Pension because your assets are above the lower threshold, you may be in a stronger position to earn extra income than you realise – even beyond the Work Bonus. Here’s why. The Age Pension is reduced under two separate tests: The income...
by Kaye Fallick | Jul 23, 2025 | Retirement Spending
Do you have the checkout blues? Every time you head to the supermarket, you’re gobsmacked at how much everything costs? Who knew a lemon would be $1.10? You probably remember when you could buy five for that amount of money. Yet we’re told that inflation is coming...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Jul 21, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
For many Australians, the idea of retiring overseas is more than just a lifestyle dream — it’s a practical plan. Whether driven by family ties, better weather, or a more affordable cost of living, an increasing number of retirees are exploring life beyond Australia....
by Nicole Bell | Jul 21, 2025 | Retirement Advice
On 1 July rules on funding and delivery of Age Care were set to undergo significant changes. The main changes were the result of the Royal Commission into Age Care Quality and Safety and aim to make the delivery of care safer, and people are treated with respect and...
by David Kennedy | Jul 21, 2025 | Superannuation
How can you tell? Is your super safe from high profile collapses? There are three simple words which are guaranteed to unsettle almost any retiree: SUPER FUNDS COLLAPSE. Such failures are very topical right now, in the wake of the recent collapses of the First...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Jul 10, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
There’s a lot to think about when someone considers moving in with family or giving money to help build a granny flat or home extension. For older Australians, these decisions often involve a deep mix of personal, financial, and practical factors – but the...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Jul 10, 2025 | Superannuation
Whether you’re approaching retirement or already there, consolidating your super can be one of the simplest and most powerful steps to strengthen your financial position. But surprisingly, many Australians either delay it or aren’t sure where to begin. Why it matters...
by Kaye Fallick | Jul 10, 2025 | Superannuation
Better than you thought? The Australian Tax Office (ATO) quietly released some statistics end June. I say quietly because this data is really interesting. And useful for individual retirees keen to understand their overall financial standing. The data is somewhat...
by Kaye Fallick | Jul 4, 2025 | Superannuation
How did your savings perform? In news just in, Australian super funds have had a third strong year with double digit returns. The financial year-on-year returns were published by superannuation research house SuperRatings late last week. SuperRatings estimates...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Jul 4, 2025 | Retirement Income
Your retirement income could come from one or more of many different sources. Perhaps it’s made up from a super drawdown, or part Age Pension entitlement, work income, share dividends, franking credits, interest on investments, rent from an investment property … the...
