So, how’s your Father’s Day going to look this year? The commercial imperative indicates happy times in the bosom of our family, but how does that work in the 21st Century? First of all there may be some of you who are still raising young […]

We learn by study, observation and experience. Most of us do our intensive studies at school, TAFE and university and hopefully enter the workforce with an education and good technical skills. Why then aren’t 20 year olds with the latest knowledge put in charge of […]

Most people over 60 don’t feel as old as the date on their birth certificate suggests. I certainly can’t believe I’m in my 70s and feel sure that I’m really in my early 50s. Most of my friends suffer from similar delusions. It’s not really […]

One of the prominent concerns of any retiree is finding an appropriate, affordable housing. At this point of life where you spend most of your hours at home, you put more value to your surroundings and take note of accessibility, especially with regards to transport […]

Peter thought that he had achieved a fair degree of success in his career as he approached retirement. He had climbed the corporate ladder and had a good job, attractive partner, nice house and car and only one divorce.  He did however suffer from anxiety […]

This is the perennial question and the one that keeps lots of financial advisers in a job and many over 50s up late at night. Our visions, or fears about retirement are often driven by this question. One answer is that everyone is different and […]

There’s a fair chance that many of the people who read my columns will probably have to make a retirement speech at some time in the future. As the thought of public speaking gives most of us the horrors, here a few pointers that can […]

This is one of the lines from Frank Sinatra’s classic “I did it my way” and it’s one of the most popular songs sung at funerals. It’s certainly true that many people go to their graves with regrets, but if you think about it, it’s […]

Meditation is no longer regarded as some exotic, new age practice where people chant and go into a trance. It is widely accepted in medical circles that meditation has lots of proven, practical advantages and can play a major role in both avoiding many illnesses […]