Rate cut for retirees
Treasurer’s rates review welcome news for older Australians seeking to boost their income.
Boosting confidence in retirement
Do you know how much you can ‘safely’ spend in retirement? Accurium (part of the Challenger group) can calculate with a degree of confidence the spending your savings can safely support.
Spending in retirement confusing
Retiree spending patterns are a pivotal part of planning, yet there is confusion as to what actually happens in retirement.
Retirees should know this
Myths, risks and straight-out untruths: Emmett Wilkinson delivers the good and not-so-good news about life after work.
Retire before 65 and reap benefits
Retirement may not automatically lead to better health, but it presents a great opportunity to achieve just that, a study has found.
False view of retirement ‘heaven’
So-called economic ‘experts’ should speak to real retirees, as YourLifeChoices does. Financial stress in retirement is very real, writes Kaye Fallick.
Will illness compo affect pension?
Margaret receives income from her superannuation fund after a battle with cancer that left her unable to work. She wants to know how that will affect her eligibility for an Age Pension.
Retirees’ out-of-pocket pain
Australians are risking their health by avoiding medical care because of rising gap costs, says the Consumers Health Forum, which wants people to share their horror stories about out-of-pocket pain.
Super changes don’t stack up
Former treasurer Peter Costello has said that the Government’s plan to limit tax-free superannuation savings to $1.6 million will force more Australians onto the Age Pension.
