Blogs by Tag: retirement planning
What does a good financial adviser do?
Some people may think that a financial adviser’s role is to forecast the direction of the share market from month to month and invest clients’ money accordingly.
This is not the reality, of course…
Can you afford to retire early?
Many Australians caught in the nine-to-five grind of working for a living, dream of the possibility of taking early retirement and spending their days travelling or playing golf or doing nothing mu…
Six super hacks to retire richer
While it’s easy to be discouraged by superannuation and fear you will never have enough money saved to stop working, remember even a modest superannuation balance can make a big difference in retir…
It’s not too late for super planning in your 60s
For most Australians, their 60s is the decade that marks retirement. For some this means a graceful slide into a fulfilling life of leisure, enjoying the fruits of a lifetime of hard work. However,…
Push the super pedal down in your 50s
If 50 really is the new 40, then life has just begun. The kids are gaining independence or may have left home, and the mortgage could be a thing of the past. Bliss. But galloping towards you is… re…
It’s time to get focused on super in your 40s
Typically your forties is a time of established careers, teenage kids and a mortgage that is no longer daunting. There are still plenty of demands on the budget, but by this age there’s a good chan…
Pay attention to super in your 30s
If you are in your 30s, chances are life revolves around children and a mortgage – not super. And as much as we love our kids, the fact is they cost quite a lot. As for the mortgage, this is the ag…
Super in your 20s: Boring? Doesn’t have to be!
Superannuation is for the oldies, right? In some ways that’s true, but even in your twenties there are good reasons to take a bit more interest in your super. The average 25-year-old has around $10…
Why seeing a financial adviser could be your best Xmas gift
The run-up to Christmas is usually a hectic time. Aside from the shopping and Christmas parties, there are deadlines to meet, loose ends to tie up and, for many farmers, the last of the crop to har…
Reviewing your insurance as you get older
So, you are seriously starting to think about your retirement. The kids are finally more independent, the mortgage is less than it was, and the super is more than it was.
You look at your monthly b…
When an SMSF may be the wrong idea
Since the Australian Government introduced compulsory employer contributions to people’s superannuation funds in 1992, Australia’s funds invested in super have grown to $3 trillion. In this time, s…