by James Coyle | Jun 6, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
When lack of confidence costs you money When it comes to retirement income, there is no better way to learn what retirees want and need than to ask them directly. And this is exactly what Retirement Essentials did in a recent survey designed to better understand how...
by James Coyle | Jun 6, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Retirement Income
One of the major myths about retirees is that they don’t work. This is the opposite of what’s really happening. Many retirees are still in the paid work force, albeit working fewer hours. Just as many others are beavering away doing volunteer work. In fact It’s...
by James Coyle | Jun 6, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Retirement Income
Last week the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its March quarter Retirement Standard which measures household costs for those in retirement. The news isn’t good, with annual percentage increases the largest since 2010. The ASFA Retirement...
by James Coyle | May 30, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Retirement Income
During our Pillars of Retirement series we have received lots of feedback and commentary on the first of the pillars – The Age Pension. Many of our members find dealing with Centrelink extremely frustrating and many others find the system extremely unfair. We...
by James Coyle | May 30, 2022 | Retirement Income
This week we turn to the fourth pillar of retirement income – private savings. As we reported in our other story this week, a significant proportion of Retirement Essentials members (71%) reported that they are accessing private savings or investments as one of the...
