If you’re approaching retirement, you’ve probably thought about how you might handle transitioning from a 40-plus hour work week to a life where you may find yourself all dressed up with nowhere to go and nothing to do. Suddenly, no one needs your help and...
With scams constantly reaching new heights each and every year, scam research reports are being regularly published every few years. The main focus of these reports is to expose common investment scams along with the scam’s targeted victims. One of the fastest growing financial scam today...
With life constantly keeping us all on the go, it is easy to understand why so many of us get lost on “today” and forget to track our finances, instead of trying to focus on “tomorrow” by building up our savings and investment accounts for...
In your younger years, you were most likely a lot like many other young Aussies; spending time enjoying your life and possibly feeling as though your retirement years were a long way off, so saving and planning for retirement probably took a bit of a...
If you’re in your 50s, the likelihood of you having some money in your super fund is quite high. Even in your pre-retirement years, the prospect of retiring may seem a long way off, which is why most don’t stay motivated and engaged with their...
For many years, the desired age of retirement was age 65 with many people trying to save, plan, and prepare so they could finally exit the workforce and enter into a new stage of life. However, more and more Australians will not retire at age...
With more Australians retiring later than they had originally planned, the demand for the perfect retirement destination has increased. This could largely be due to the fact that Aussies are staying in the workplace longer (either at their full-time career or at a part-time job)...
Your superannuation fund, a topic everyone and their dog seems to be talking about these days, is an investment vehicle and not an actual investment. This is probably why so many Australians (both the general public and different professionals alike) appear to be confused by...
With the upcoming super changes expected to take place July 1, 2017, you could be one of many Australians tempted not to put your focus on your super or your retirement. For example, two of the major changes are a cut in the contributions caps...
As a small business owner over the age of 50, do the words, “I don’t plan to retire” or “my retirement fund is my business” sound familiar? Surprisingly, this is a very common response given by many small business owners in Australia, both under and...