Retirement living

The big day is coming, and tucked in between the prawns, the cricket and the long lunches is something we rarely make room for.

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Young workers are becoming increasingly pessimistic about their retirement, and are overestimating how much they may need by thousands.

When it comes to retirement, super funds are either outperforming or lagging behind. And the government is running out of patience.

There are five important stages to almost everyone’s retirement. These have nothing to do with your age and everything to do with how you feel.

You can make concessional and non-concessional contributions to your super, but there are rules you’ll have to follow.

Asking how much you need to retire is a fun number to contemplate. It’s also the wrong question to be asking about your retirement.

I turn 50 soon, which puts my retirement around 2040 – just 15 years away. So let’s take a leap forward and imagine what it could look like then.

My current plan is to work and play with more passion than ever.

She took her first world cruise in 2015. Now, Patti Mostyn spends at least half her year at sea.

Working a few more years, even part-time or casual, is one of the most powerful levers you can pull for more financial security.