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If you don’t know what you’re getting into, or you don’t ask the right questions, financial advice can seem confusing and expensive.

Thinking about financial advice? Don’t make this costly mistake

I received a gut-wrenching letter this week, and it serves as a timely warning for retirees and pre-retirees seeking help with their finances.

  • Bec Wilson

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There’s a fierce debate about how much money you really need to retire comfortably, but less is said about how the status of your home affects this.

Just how bad is it to retire with a mortgage?

There’s a fierce debate about how much money you really need to retire comfortably, but less is said about how the status of your home affects this.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Build-to-rent policies are gathering steam.

Inconsistent and outdated: We must revamp rent assistance, not just raise it

Policymakers must consider broader reform to ensure that all retirees – regardless of their housing choice – have access to the support they need.

  • Rachel Lane
An age gap like this can provide opportunities from a tax and super perspective, but can catch you out on things like the pension.

My partner is 18 years older than me. How do we plan for retirement?

The failure of our pension system to recognise the desire for people to have their own financial agency is a major flaw.

  • Paul Benson
A voter places her ballot paper at a polling booth in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, May 21, 2022.

The promises that could determine the next federal election

Superannuation, the age pension, housing, healthcare and the cost of living are all on the table, and the choices made in this election will shape the future for millions of Australians in their 50s, 60s, and beyond.

  • Bec Wilson
When it comes to actually claiming the insurance inside our super, it can become a bit of a mess.

The bureaucratic nightmare plaguing our super – and how to avoid it

Superannuation, and insurance inside super, are caught in a tangled web of rules that many people don’t know about until they’re trapped too.

  • Bec Wilson
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Retirement spending is a bit of a maze to wind yourself through, but having confidence is key to living a life with lower financial anxiety.

Retirees reap the rewards after another year of sky-high super returns

Last year was a big one for super returns, but it pays to check if your money is in the right place.

  • Bec Wilson
Putting your inheritance somewhere it can’t easily be accessed – such as superannuation – could be a good move.

Do you have enough super to retire? You may need less than you think

Compared to 2022, Australians think they need 20 per cent more in their nest egg to quit work. But new estimates show many may overestimate the amount needed.

  • Cindy Yin
A new report has suggested that a little known and oft misunderstood financial product might be the magic retirement formula we need.

Could annuities solve our retirement woes?

A new report has suggested that a little-known and oft misunderstood financial product might be the magic formula we need.

  • Bec Wilson
Wilma Skupch has travelled all her life, but she has become a jet-setter in retirement.

Wilma is spending the inheritance money on travel, and her daughter couldn’t be happier

It’s known as “SKI” – spending your kids’ inheritance – and a growing number of Australians are embracing it.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo

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