Exercising your brain is just as important as exercising your body. Recent research in the field of neuroscience has revealed that the brain, like all our other muscles, operates on a “use it or lose it” regime. Dr. Michael Merzenich is a world leading researcher […]
Read MoreGet Walking And Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Disease And Dementia
Alzheimer’s Australia and the Heart Foundation have teamed up to highlight how the simple act of walking can help people reduce their risk of death from heart disease and dementia. Working together, the two charities have produced Step to it – Why walking matters, which […]
Read MoreWorking Past Your Retirement Age
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 […]
Read MoreRelationships In Retirement
The early years of retirement can be a dangerous time for relationships. This might come as a surprise for many couples who may have been married for over 30 years and seen it all. However things are different now and divorces amongst couples in retirement […]
Read MoreFinding Work Before Reaching Your Real Retirement Age
A combination of increased lifespan, the Age Pension being gradually raised to 70 and the financial benefits of working in retirement all mean that we are seeing lots of people in their 50s & 60s looking for full or part time work. This trend is […]
Read MoreFinancial Planners Suffer – And So Do The Rest Of Us
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 […]
Read MoreFinancial Planners Suffer – And So Do The Rest Of Us
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 […]
Read MoreA Retirement Calculator Only Gives You Part Of The Answer
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 […]
Read MoreA Real Retirement Calculator Covers More Than Just Money
Calculating how much money you’ll need in retirement is an important starting point and the sooner you go through the exercise, the better. If you use a retirement calculator and find out that you don’t have enough money, it’s better to discover the bad news […]
Read MoreTen Symptoms Not To Ignore
“Ignore it and it’ll go away.” That’s a pretty common reaction to unexplained symptoms like an ache or a pain, or perhaps a bout of nausea or indigestion. “I’ll just see if it lasts – if it goes away it can’t have been too serious, […]
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