As Australians approach retirement age, and not necessarily 65, the holy grail is to retire comfortably, meaning you can enjoy a lifestyle that allows you to savour life – hobbies, restaurants, local getaways and even the odd indulgent overseas trip.
Recently the Association of Superannuation Funds (ASFA), released its projections for wha... | | Read More | Whether you are self-employed or employed, anyone approaching retirement waits for the that ‘magic number’ – the day when your retirement savings suggests you can now retire.
However, how realistic is this magic number?
Before you finish working, retirement seems like the finishing line.
Once you pass it, you realise it&rsqu... | | Read More | Then according to AMP’s research, you may lack sufficient knowledge on key retirement concepts.
According to AMP’s research, ‘Retire with confidence guide’, showed that roughly 75% had not sought advice for retirement planning and roughly 60% said they wished they had started retirement planning earlier in their lives.
... | | Read More | Do I have enough to retire on my retirement with my super balance?
As always, the answer is…it depends.
Here’s the deal, research consistently shows that many people do not retire at the exact time of their choosing.
While most of us continue to work towards our future date of retirement, typically, the ‘that day’ jus... | | Read More | Superannuation has always been a long-term investment designed to carry you through into two key phases of your retirement life.
First, there’s the accumulation phase then followed by a retirement phase; however, these aren’t mutually exclusive phases, i.e. it’s not about one or the other.
You can have some of your super in a... | | Read More |
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