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People with moderate balances should stop assuming they’re heading for a second-rate retirement just because they don’t have a seven-figure super balance.

Why a large super balance can actually reduce your retirement income

People with low to medium super balances often feel like they’re on the outer when it comes to retirement. But that’s not necessarily true.

  • Bec Wilson

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Aged care residents are paying the price for the complexity of a system created by government.

The expensive new problem facing aged care residents

What might appear as a small technical issue is costing some aged care residents thousands of dollars.

  • Rachel Lane
The superannuation fund that helped you accumulate money over 30 years may not be well equipped to help you use that money.

The retirement question most Australians never ask – but should

Australians have spent decades building their super. They deserve a system that supports them just as strongly once they reach retirement.

  • Bec Wilson
In the next few months, retirees will be hit with a number of major changes.

The retirement rule book just changed. Here’s what you need to know

Within just a fortnight, almost every key number in Australia’s retirement system has either changed, or is about to.

  • Bec Wilson
Passing assets on to your children will have some tax consequences.

I want to sell my investment property to my son. Do I have to pay tax?

When disposing of property, even to a close relative, capital gains tax will be part of the equation.

  • Noel Whittaker
Retirement isn’t an easy thing to get right, and retirees often have plenty of questions.

The seven biggest money worries for Australian retirees explained

Here’s what more than 3000 people say are their most pressing issues as they move from work to retirement, and some information to help put your mind at ease.

  • Kaye Fallick
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Most people sit on the assets they had at the point of retirement.

$5b in incorrect age pension payments revealed as seniors left waiting

There were $5 billion in incorrect payments made in three years, with more than 70 per cent overpayments, according to a scathing auditor-general’s report.

  • Rob Harris
As the festive season rolls around, the giving of financial gifts is often a point of interest for retirees and pensioners.

How gifting your grandkids money could actually increase your pension

If you’re gifting from a financial asset – like money in the bank or shares – giving it away won’t hurt your pension. In fact, it could help.

  • Rachel Lane
A change in deeming rates would alter pension payments for retirees.

Our pension system rewards the rich but punishes the poor

How can a wealthy couple work with almost no impact on their pension, but poor retirees who need the income have their earnings slashed by 60 per cent?

  • Noel Whittaker

I am in my mid-60s. When people suggest I retire, this is what I tell them

My current plan is to work and play with more passion than ever.

  • Kathy Lette