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Plus, in today's papers "“These three phases define modern retirement. Which one are you in?"
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What is a Prime Timer?
Plus, in today's papers "The major retirement planning question we’re all getting wrong"
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Out of office: enjoying European sunsets but there's a helpful lesson in our journey
Plus, Your 50s are crucial if you want a good retirement. Don’t waste them. And the age pension changes that kick in on 1 July.
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What if your legacy started now?
And in today's newspapers, 'Your retirement savings are there to be spent. Don’t be afraid to'. This article is for those who struggle to stop…
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Forget what you knew: your Prime Time plays by new rules
And in today's newspapers, 'Seven steps to boost your super this tax time'
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What does a good day look like?
And in today's newspapers, 'Retiring without $1 million? Don’t worry, so is everyone else'
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Retirement isn't a product or a service, it's a project
And in today's newspapers, 'Retirement at 70? It’s coming, whether we like it or not'
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The spending myth that might not hold up in your retirement
And in today's newspapers, 'The advice gap: Why are we abandoning middle-class retirees?'
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Time for your own retirement reality check
And in today's newspapers, 'Who cares about a tax on $3 million super balances? Maybe you should'
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Retirement doesn't give you purpose - you have to bring it with you
And in today's newspapers, 'Sweeping new super changes in June? Don’t fall for it'
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You’ll probably live longer than you think, so start planning now
When you really explore your projected lifespan, you might find you’re underestimating the years you have ahead and how much you can do with them.
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Seven secrets to getting juicy deals on retirement travel
There’s nothing like the knowledge that you have 15–20 summers of good health left during which you can get travel insurance to motivate you to book and…
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Why is retirement so hard?
The reality is, there's more tricky choices in this stage of life than we face in any other time of our lives.
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Letter: Tell me about 'the sweet spot'
This week I explain the sweet spot - the point where people with less superannuation can actually end up earning more retirement income than self funded…
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How early can you retire? These are the key dates and ages to know
As you look towards retirement, you’ll find there's some critical dates that stand out as signposts along the path - dates we can retire, access our…
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The power of deciding for yourself what retirement means
We all have different preconceived notions of what retiring means. And we forget that to each of us, it means something very different.
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Special Edition: Monitoring your superannuation in retirement phase - the top ten performing funds
Retirees cannot compare their retirement phase super fund’s cost or performance using public benchmarking. So today I have sourced you a snapshot of the…
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How to manage retirement with a low superannuation balance
Let’s delve into how someone with the current median Australian super balance for individuals aged 65-69 can make ends meet and achieve a comfortable…
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