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When is the best time to retire?

Retirement – a phase many of us daydream about.
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Should It Be This Difficult?

Over recent weeks, I have been attempting to help some family members apply for the age pension. One family member is 91, and the other will turn 90 shortly.
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What is...the work bonus?

The Australian age pension is not a universal pension scheme. By that, I mean it is not freely available to everybody.
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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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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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What is a Granny Flat?

When we think of a granny flat the first image that comes to mind is a small self-contained structure that is an extension of a person’s home. It is large enough for one or two ...
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The “New” Government Pensions Loans Scheme – Do I Need Extra Income?

I wrote about the Pension Loans Scheme (PLS) a few years ago, but I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit the Scheme, how it operates, how it can assist either long term or ...
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Age Pension Income Test and Assets Test – what is the relationship?

I am often asked how the Age Pension Income Test and Assets Test inter-relate with each other when a person’s age pension entitlement is determined?
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Honesty is always the best policy?

This is an old saying and we hear it a lot.
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Age pension entitlement... it can be confusing

Am I receiving my correct age pension entitlement?
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