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Retirement Ready

Get your retirement right with our six-part series offering tips and guidance for the next financial phase of life.

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Take a long view … some simple planning now can help secure your financial legacy.

The crucial piece of planning too many Australians avoid

We make detailed plans for retirement, and spend our whole working lives building up superannuation, but what about our financial legacy? 

  • Katie Cunningham
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It’s important to know your lifestyle goals before seeking financial advice.
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Guides to growth: how to get the right retirement advice

To really get the most out of your retirement, it pays to do some planning first - but what should you look for in a financial advisor?

  • Katie Cunningham
There are ways you can dramatically boost your retirement nest egg.
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Four things to know about super when you retire

You’ve worked hard – now it’s time to enjoy the rewards. But what do you need to know about accessing your superannuation in retirement?

  • Katie Cunningham
Think about retirement as a rewiring, giving you more time to do the things you love.
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Super checklist: if you can’t answer these questions ask for help


These are the questions everyone needs to answer about superannuation and retirement - and if you can’t there is plenty of help on offer.

  • Simon Webster
Tailored superannuation strategies are important to reach your financial goals.
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Super strategies and finding the best fit for you

You’ve no doubt come across a range of super strategies - from salary sacrificing to spouse contributions - but how do you know if they’ll suit your situation?

  • Simon Webster
Starting early when it comes to retirement planning can make all the difference.
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Retirement realities: How today’s decisions can shape your future


The day you farewell work will arrive more quickly than you think - and the calls you make now can have a dramatic effect on your superannuation and retirement.

  • Simon Webster
There’s a point where super earnings and the pension intersect to help you attain maximum earning capacity in retirement.
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The sweet spot: How to get the most from your super and the pension

There’s a new way to find the point where super earnings and the pension intersect to help you attain maximum earning capacity in retirement.

  • Bec Wilson
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We’ve clearly got to embrace a new life stage before retirement.
  • Opinion

How to plan for retirement if you want to keep on working

We’re living far longer than we used to and more of us are working well beyond age 65. Here’s how to financially plan for that.

  • Bec Wilson
Pre-retirement is the time that many people might start to think about what they want from a super fund,
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How to calculate the cost of a comfortable retirement

The common belief that people need $1 million to retire comfortably can cause unnecessary stress and lead to wrong decisions.

  • Iain Gillespie
Annuities can boost retirement security by providing regular income, specialists claim.
  • Opinion

Practical ways for older women to fill their superannuation gap

There’s no beating around the bush – the disadvantage imposed on women by the last three decades of the super system is just plain unfair.

  • Bec Wilson

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Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from some old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach the Bombers’ captain.

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