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Planning for retirement

Make sure you're getting paid what you're entitled to when retiring overseas. Source: Getty.

Age Pension

Tax, super and pension: What you need to know about retiring overseas

Know what you're entitled to if you choose to retire abroad.

Written byRachael Rosel

Investment

How to protect your retirement funds using the 70/30 investment strategy

How to protect your retirement funds using the 70/30 investment strategy

Bonds and annuities get a lot less attention than stocks but are worth considering.

Money ExpertJonathan Sheridan

Investing during retirement is all about reinstating some safety measures to protect your money no matter what. Source: Getty.

News

Prepare for the unexpected: How to plan for sudden job loss

Prepare for the unexpected: How to plan for sudden job loss

Be prepared if you lose your job before you’re ready.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Many retirees have admitted they found themselves without work before they were ready. Source: Getty

Financial planning

‘Is this financial adviser charging me a crazy sum for a retirement plan?’

‘Is this financial adviser charging me a crazy sum for a retirement plan?’

It's not often our experts' recommendations including buying some very fancy wine.

Money ExpertTom Ellison

It's important to know when advisors are adding unnecessary items and costs to the bill. Source: Getty.

Estate planning

Super beneficiaries: Who gets your super, how and the tax they’ll pay

Super beneficiaries: Who gets your super, how and the tax they’ll pay

Super isn't a personally owned asset like a house or car, which means it isn't necessarily part of your estate.

Written byRachael Rosel

Don't let your superannuation funds be the missing piece of the puzzle for your loved ones when you die. Source: Getty.

Investment

Keep calm or cash out? What the GFC taught us about shares in a crisis

Keep calm or cash out? What the GFC taught us about shares in a crisis

Anyone who panic-sold stocks in mid-March ended up missing out on stockmarket bounce.

Money ExpertJim Kilkenny

Many investors have been left wondering whether they should be selling or simply riding out the wave until the market settles down again. Source: Getty.

End-of-life planning

How to decide if a do-it-yourself will kit will work for you

How to decide if a do-it-yourself will kit will work for you

A DIY will kit costs less than $30 but may end up being the more expensive option if not used correctly.

Sponsored byWestpac

A ‘kitchen table’ will can be perfectly valid but it takes particular care to ensure that’s the case.

Downsizing your home

The 5 big financial wins you can make at a land lease community

The 5 big financial wins you can make at a land lease community

Say goodbye to rising electricity bills and hello to the possibility of a bigger Centrelink payment.

Written byIngenia Lifestyle

Aussie retirees are taking advantage of land lease communities to boost their retirement funds.

Experts

The hard retirement choices an ‘average’ couple will have to make

The hard retirement choices an ‘average’ couple will have to make

Finding additional income from somewhere will be a necessity for most.

Written byPeter Kelly

An expert provides his views on the retirement income system in Australia. Source: Getty

Age Pension

Good reasons Age Pensioners should be cautious of lending money

Good reasons Age Pensioners should be cautious of lending money

Centrelink has restrictions on lending AND gifting when it comes to the Age Pension.

Sponsored byWestpac

Helping your adult children afford their first home is great, as long as it doesn’t put you in a tight financial spot.

From our community

‘Super duper! What I learned about superannuation and retirement growing up’

by Julie Grenness

‘You’re never too old! Why my sister quit retirement and returned to work at 68’

by Susan Gabriel-Clarke

‘We packed up the house, jumped in our van and started to explore’

by Brian Pickering

‘Great house, nice neighbours, lots of wine: The Barossa is retiree heaven’

by Robin Henry