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Planning for retirement
How much money you REALLY need to retire comfortably
Nick Bruining, the author of Don’t Panic! Why you don’t need $1 million to retire well, retirement income specialist Shelley Wettenhall and home care and aged care expert Kyra-Bae Snell explain how to utilise the wealth you already have to cover the costs of retirement.
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Household Capital
Retirement Income
How an Australian mortgage trust could help meet your retirement income needs
How an Australian mortgage trust could help meet your retirement income needs
Access competitive returns on an investment that’s carefully risk-managed by a trusted Australian fund manager.
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Trilogy Funds
Retirement Income
An alternative source of retirement income: Enhanced income funds explained
An alternative source of retirement income: Enhanced income funds explained
An income-focused investment with a trusted Australian fund manager might be just what you need while interest rates are at a record low.
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Trilogy Funds
Investment
Want to use an SMSF to invest in property? 6 top tips for getting it right
Want to use an SMSF to invest in property? 6 top tips for getting it right
Protect your SMSF by getting the right loan and protect yourself by understanding the rules on renovations, renting and more.
Money Expert
Dominique Grubisa
Retirement Income
The equity release issue: What’s stopping older Aussies from ‘eating their house’?
The equity release issue: What’s stopping older Aussies from ‘eating their house’?
"It just seems unfair that someone with $1M in the bank as their sole asset doesn't get a pension but as soon as they use that $1M to buy a house, they can get the full pension."
Written by
Rachael Rosel
Retirement Income
Experts challenge old SMSF objection: You don’t need $500K to make it work
Experts challenge old SMSF objection: You don’t need $500K to make it work
Just $100,000 in super savings could be enough to make a SMSF cost-effective within certain guidelines, new calculations show.
Written by
Rachael Rosel
Retirement Income
‘I have $400K from a property sale. Should I put it into my super fund?’
‘I have $400K from a property sale. Should I put it into my super fund?’
"You could just pay a financial adviser to sort all this out for you, but there’s merit in learning as much as you can yourself beforehand."
Money Expert
Tom Ellison
Age Pension
‘If I release $600,000 in home equity, how will it impact my Age Pension?’
‘If I release $600,000 in home equity, how will it impact my Age Pension?’
Making the wrong move here could have the impact of entirely removing this reader’s pension eligibility.
PROPERTY EXPERT
Rachel Lane
Investment
DIY investment or super: What to consider when choosing the option for you
DIY investment or super: What to consider when choosing the option for you
Just as most people on Grand Designs end up learning, DIY is never as easy or cheap as it looks.
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Industry SuperFunds
Investment
How an Industry SuperFund can help you weather stockmarket storms
How an Industry SuperFund can help you weather stockmarket storms
How would you react if your nest egg lost 40 per cent of its value in just a few weeks? If you’re not sure, it may be best to leave stock-picking to the professionals.
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Industry SuperFunds
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