by James Coyle | Jun 20, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Retirement Income
Sliding assets and rising rates deliver a bonus You’ve seen the headlines. Share markets around the world and here in Australia have been taking a tumble. In mid-June, the US share market is down just over 20% since the beginning of calendar year 2022. The...
by James Coyle | Jun 20, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Planning for Retirement
Seven rules explained If it’s true that a picture is worth 1000 words when it comes to understanding, then our plain English answers to our member’s Centrelink questions also comes very close. In the past few weeks the very knowledgeable Steven Sadler (who heads up...
by James Coyle | Jun 10, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension
Good things are going to happen on July 1 for the millions of Australians who are on an Age Pension – and hundreds of thousands of others who might now qualify. You may be surprised by this as generally speaking major Age Pension changes only happen twice a year – on...
by James Coyle | Jun 10, 2022 | Planning for Retirement, Retirement Income
The current economic climate has been described as a ‘crisis’ by incoming Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. Whether rising prices and interest rates do indeed constitute a crisis is arguable. But it’s fair to say that most Australians are very concerned about the rapidly...
by James Coyle | Jun 10, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension
In line with its election commitment, incoming Social Services Minister, Amanda Rishworth, has announced that the termination of the cashless pension card is now underway. This announcement by the Minister coincided with a report from the Australian National Audit...
