superannuation

Does your super balance match your age?

How much super should you have at your age? A healthy super balance is key to being able to live the life you want in retirement. But for many Aussies, retirement is a long way off, and it is difficult to know whether your super is keeping up. If you’ve ...
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How to Avoid Common Retirement Pitfalls

Saving for your retirement is a long slog. When you’re in your 50’s and 60’s, you know you’ve worked long and hard for all you’ve achieved in life. You probably have a fair idea of how you want to live during your retirement. However, it’s important not to become complacent, ...
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What’s Your Retirement Number?

Everyone wants to have a happy retirement, and everyone wants to spend their retirement differently. From your life changing ambitions to smaller, personal goals, your retirement is entirely up to you. Your retirement number is how much money you’ll need to accomplish your goals by the time you retire. There ...
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How much do you really need to retire on?

A question I often get asked is “How much money should I have saved in order to retire?” But before I answer this question, there are a number of variables we need to consider which might just change our estimates. Firstly, having an idea of what sort of lifestyle you ...
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Sending more to the tax office than you should?

Can you keep more money for yourself and work towards being better off from 2017? As the year-end fast approaches, it’s a good time to think about how you can start working towards being better off. Before the end-of-year holidays start shifting into full swing and before you know it ...
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