We are currently working with one of Australia’s big superannuation funds, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, to provide pre- retirement seminars for CSC members in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra. The participants in these seminars are also receiving copies of our retirement planning book “The Rest […]
The Government’s freeze on employer contributions puts the onus back on you to save enough superannuation. You’ll need to start saving early to secure a comfortable retirement. Photo: Shutterstock You will now have to wait seven years for the Government to boost the money trickling […]
While most retirement calculators are useful in helping you plan your financial future, they ignore the equally important lifestyle issues. The big problem when most people start thinking about their retirement is that the process often raises a lot of media generated negative issues like […]
We were recently asked to give pre -retirement seminars to the road maintenance workers at a Leightons / Boral depot in Sydney recently. This involved running seminars to tie in with shift timings, which meant presenting at 7am and 9pm. While it wasn’t the kind […]
This page makes it easy for you to follow the web links shown in the “Resources” section at the end of each chapter of our book titled “The Rest of Your Life”. Instead of having to type the various web addresses into your computer, you […]
The idea of working till your retirement age and then collecting your gold watch and never working again went out with the last century. The new norm is to leave your career and then move into a life of part time work and part time […]
Unfortunately for financial planners, whenever the media gets hold of a story like the dodgy Commonwealth Bank financial planners or the Storm Financial Services disaster, the entire financial planning industry suffers. As well there’s a serious flow on effect – people become suspicious of all […]
Unfortunately for financial planners, whenever the media gets hold of a story like the dodgy Commonwealth Bank financial planners or the Storm Financial Services disaster, the entire financial planning industry suffers. As well there’s a serious flow on effect – people become suspicious of all […]
One of the questions most commonly asked by people thinking about their retirement is “How much money will I need”. It’s a good question and a good place to start thinking about your retirement – but it only supplies part of the answer. The Australian […]
There are thousands of retired Australians living in Bali, Thailand and Malaysia and using their aged pension to largely cover their costs. It’s an idea that’s growing in popularity as retirees look for ways to stretch their budgets and enjoy a good standard of living. […]