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Having your cake, and eating it too

For many, retirement is that time in life when thoughts turn to enjoying life without the drag of having to go to work to keep food on the table. As my dear colleague, Mark Teale ...
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Is your house your home?

As many people approach or enter retirement, their thoughts often turn to retirement housing options. Often, family members enter the conversation, either by invitation, or they ...
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Finally…. some very good news

When the government released it’s 2021 Budget back on 11 May, it included some exciting announcements relating to superannuation.
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And then there was one…

One of the questions that is regularly asked relates to how superannuation is dealt with on a person’s death.
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What is… the Disability Support Pension?

The Australian government, through the Department of Social Services, provides a range of payments and income support benefits to Australians in need.
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How much can I contribute to super?

It is 10:15AM on a Thursday morning.
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Show me the money!

Regular readers of this blog will recall we have spoken about the ASFA[1] Retirement Standard in the past.
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How many super accounts should I have?

Australians are notorious for having multiple superannuation accounts.
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A cautionary tale

I was recently flipping through the “sold” pages on a well-known real estate website being curious to see what sort of prices houses in my little corner of south-east Queensland ...
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Living in retirement

Retirement is a stage of life that many people look forward to and a handful of people try to avoid it at all costs.One of the significant concerns that many have when staring ...
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