by Paul McKeon | May 30, 2017 | Articles
This was the caption of an article in a recent edition of the Weekend Australian. It looked at some of the implications of Australians living for 20 – 30 years in retirement. Obviously there are a lot of financial issues to consider for individuals, governments,...
by Paul McKeon | Mar 19, 2017 | Articles
Reading some of the statistics about women and particularly single women in retirement, can be pretty depressing. There are numerous stories about older, generally single women living in poverty. Many of these have worked for most of their lives but for a variety of...
by Paul McKeon | Mar 14, 2017 | Articles
Good health in retirement While we can get away with punishing our bodies when we’re young, it’s not a great idea to be treating them badly as we get older. If we can expect to live for another 20 – 30 years after leaving full time work, it seems blindingly obvious...
by Paul McKeon | Mar 14, 2017 | Articles
Adjusting to life in retirement Our society encourages us to seek goals built around wealth, power, status and fame. Often our career is the vehicle that we use to pursue these ambitions. This means that our identities are often defined by our career and how...
by Paul McKeon | Mar 8, 2017 | Articles
Vince retired a couple of years ago with enough money to be reasonably comfortable, if not wealthy. He and his wife couldn’t afford two month European holidays, but they could afford a couple of trips to S.E. Asian countries and they had a small caravan which they...
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