by James Coyle | Aug 26, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension
What you see – or don’t … … can cost you dearly A diptych is a double image that shows two different things simultaneously. The example in the image above is very famous. It was first published in a German postcard in 1888 and then reshared by an Englishman, who named...
by James Coyle | Aug 26, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Planning for Retirement
Are retirees now better off? ‘Inflation’ is a word very likely to jump into sight as you read your morning news. It’s also reported on the nightly TV news, a frequent topic in discussion in our federal parliament and a regularly reported source of concern in financial...
by James Coyle | Aug 21, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Planning for Retirement
How can this increase your income? In any couple one of the partners by nature will be younger. That’s a given. What is less well known is the radical difference it can make to use the rules of retirement income to your advantage if one of you decides to leave full...
by James Coyle | Aug 21, 2022 | Planning for Retirement, Retirement Income
How to manage debt in retirement A common view of retirees is that of people who live in their own (fully paid-off) homes, with no debt and the ability to do whatever they want, whenever they please. Those who have already retired may find this amusing, annoying or...
by James Coyle | Aug 21, 2022 | Retirement Income
Five steps to peace of mind The final report of the Retirement Income Review ( July 2020) found that 28% of early retirees are in financial stress. This report was tabled two years ago, before interest rates and the Consumer Price Index began to increase so rapidly....
