Should retirees be forced to ‘eat the house’?
Economist Matt Grudnoff explains the conversation around the home and the Age Pension.
Understanding the true cost of retirement
Widely used industry standards fail to show how retirement costs affect different groups.
Lies, damned lies and statistics
Senior economist Matt Grudnoff offers a cautionary tale about statistics.
Is deflation good news for your budget?
A pandemic, a recession and deflation … what does it all mean for retirees?
Affluents cruise, Cash-Strapped lose
Fires and drought have biggest impact on March quarter costs.
Money going to the wrong people
Australia must confront fundamental problems with its retirement income system.
Tracking cost-of-living increases
Cash-Strapped Couples and Singles and Constrained Singles bear the brunt of cost-of-living increases
Drought causes jump in food costs
Price rises in the September quarter were smaller than in the June quarter with all tribes experiencing
Costs that could hurt your retirement
Australia Institute senior economist Matt Grudnoff dusts off the crystal ball to help you budget
Retirees need not live in poverty
Government funds are going to the wrong people, writes economist Matt Grudnoff.
The key culprit in price rises
The June quarter saw inflation pick up after a flat March quarter.
How to use the RAI?
Ken is using the Retirement Affordability Index to plan his return to Australia.
