Be prepared – things will get worse before they get better
Get ready for more challenging times, says personal finance specialist Noel Whittaker, who offers these insights into how older Australians should prepare.
Is deflation good news for your living costs?
A pandemic, a recession and deflation … what does it all mean for retirees? Matt Grudnoff, senior economist with The Australia Institute, explains.
Affluents cruise, Cash-Strapped bear brunt of increases
Fires and drought have biggest impact on March quarter costs.
COVID-19 ushers in new period of retirement income uncertainty
A survey of YourLifeChoices members reveals a major rethink about retirement savings as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Challenger presents the key findings.
Biggest trap for retirees? Our entire retirement income system
The day is drawing ever nearer when Australia must confront the fundamental problem with its retirement income system, writes senior economist at The Australia Institute Matt Grudnoff.
Tracking tribes’ cost-of-living increases
Cash-Strapped Couples and Singles and Constrained Singles bear the brunt of cost-of-living increases in the December quarter.
Noel Whittaker runs the rule over ‘cash-strapped' retiree's income strategy
Could this 'cash-strapped' retiree be better placed? Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker assesses her financial health.
Noel Whittaker helps ‘constrained' retirees organise their finances
Could these constrained retirees be better placed? Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker assesses their financial health and tells what they could change.
Noel Whittaker helps these ‘affluent' retirees organise their finances
Could these 'affluent' retirees be better organised financially? Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker assesses their strategy and tells what they could change.
Noel Whittaker helps ‘typical retirees’ better organise their finances
Could these retirees be better placed? Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker assesses their financial health and tells what they could change.
Rule of thumb takes the guesswork out of retirement
John De Ravin, retired actuary and co-creator of the ‘rule of thumb’, explains the spending-in-retirement formula and how it applies to YourLifeChoices tribes.
Knowledge is power in juggling your spending in retirement
Will you spend more in retirement than during your working life? Will your spending change as you age? Janelle Ward presents the research.