by James Coyle | Oct 25, 2021 | Planning for Retirement, Retirement Income, Uncategorized
The Retirement Essentials team had a lively discussion this week about the most important elements of successful retirement income planning. And we all seemed to agree on something that is rarely discussed, but very powerful when it comes to making the most successful...
by James Coyle | Oct 18, 2021 | Planning for Retirement, Retirement Income
Thank you to all our readers who helped us with our recent retirement survey. Your feedback has helped us get a better understanding of the issues and concerns many people face when planning for retirement. It is not always a choice Most people don’t think they will...
by James Coyle | Oct 8, 2021 | Planning for Retirement
Recently we surveyed some of our readers to better understand the reasons why people retire. Many reasons were expected such as when they could afford to retire, health concerns,or job loss. What we didn’t expect was the number of people that mentioned ageism, or age...
by James Coyle | Oct 4, 2021 | Planning for Retirement
There are about 3.9m retirees in Australia today so it’s not surprising that their reasons for retiring are many and varied. Some retire through choice and others find they have retirement forced upon them. We hear lots of reasons when we are helping our customers...
by James Coyle | Sep 23, 2021 | Centrelink Age Pension, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Over the last few weeks we have received lots of comments and questions from customers wondering how their partner’s age and working arrangements can affect their entitlements. So this week we are going to answer some of those questions. I am 67 and retired but my...
