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How expensive is retirement?

By: Peter Kelly on 28 August 2018

Regular readers will know that we often refer to the costs of living in retirement published by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and known as the ASFA ...
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Income - not always what it appears to be

By: Mark Teale on 17 July 2018

A person’s age pension entitlement is based on several factors. Their age this is the obvious factor. Are they single or a member of a couple? Do they own their home or are they ...
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An email to Henry

By: Peter Kelly on 20 June 2018

Last week I had a call from a colleague and friend, let’s call him Henry (not his real name). Henry is a financial planner working in suburban Sydney. For the past couple of ...
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When modest doesn't cut it

By: Peter Kelly on 07 June 2018

Regular readers of our blog will be familiar with the work that the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) does in producing quarterly estimates of just how much ...
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Would you borrow money from the government?

By: Mark Teale on 28 May 2018

What am I talking about? Two weeks ago, the Government handed down the 2018 Budget. One of the more interesting initiatives was the expansion of the Pensions Loans Scheme (PLS) to ...
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I wish my husband never retired

By: Adam Carey on 15 May 2018

This is a true story. Only the personal details have been redacted for privacy reasons. Jack and Diane have been married for forty-three years. Jack is seventy-one and Diane ...
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More about super contributions

By: Peter Kelly on 02 May 2018

A couple of weeks’ back I covered the rules around the timing of superannuation contributions. In line with the same theme, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some other ...
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Age Pension and the Superannuation Sweet Spot?

By: Mark Teale on 11 April 2018

What am I talking about? I will try and provide a very simple explanation. The “Superannuation Sweet Spot” is recent terminology referring to the amount of money a person or ...
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Helping the kids into the housing market

By: Peter Kelly on 14 March 2018

Hardly a week goes by without mainstream media reminding us of Australia’s predominantly East Coast housing affordability crisis and just how difficult it is for young people to ...
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A bit nostalgic

By: Peter Kelly on 20 February 2018

One thing that is certain is that the older we get, the more memories we have – both good and some not-so-good. As we are now into the last month of summer, I couldn’t help but ...
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PK believes people have the right to accurate, affordable and unbiased information that addresses all aspects of their preferred retirement lifestyle, thereby giving them the opportunity to make informed decisions that will empower them to live out their lives with dignity, certainty and security.

 

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