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What should you ask your fund's financial adviser?
A useful snapshot to help you prepare for a meeting with your superfund's financial adviser.
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Bec Wilson
Are you guilty of these five midlife money myths
Plus, a letter... making the most of your retirement while caring for ageing parents.
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Bec Wilson
Making the most of your retirement while caring for ageing parents
While it might not be your vision of an epic retirement it really can be a precious gift to be able give a caring parent a good old-age.
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Bec Wilson
Could you get a retirement bonus?
This week we learn what retirement bonuses are, how they're calculated, and whether they are really as cool as they sound.
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Bec Wilson
Finding financial advice in your fifties
And, how to retire happy and still leave your kids an inheritance
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Bec Wilson
Practical advice for pre-retirees - from those already retired
AND, How can super funds help us retire happy? Here are eight ideas
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Bec Wilson
Practical advice for pre-retirees - from those already retired
This week, in The Epic Retirement Club (Facebook Group) there was a wonderful discussion led by our epic retirees about the things they wish they’d…
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Bec Wilson
How can super funds help us retire happy? Here are eight ideas
We need to know how to identify a good super fund at the retirement phase from a less effective or even lazy one. Today, I’m going to teach you what I…
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Bec Wilson
How do you retire sooner with less? | Setting your retirement date: smart ideas
A jam packed epic retirement newsletter this week.
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Bec Wilson
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Essential Reading

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You’ll probably live longer than you think, so start planning now
When you really explore your projected lifespan, you might find you’re underestimating the years you have ahead and how much you can do with them.
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Bec Wilson
Seven secrets to getting juicy deals on retirement travel
There’s nothing like the knowledge that you have 15–20 summers of good health left during which you can get travel insurance to motivate you to book and…
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Bec Wilson
Why is retirement so hard?
The reality is, there's more tricky choices in this stage of life than we face in any other time of our lives.
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Bec Wilson
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Letter: Tell me about 'the sweet spot'
This week I explain the sweet spot - the point where people with less superannuation can actually end up earning more retirement income than self funded…
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Bec Wilson
How early can you retire? These are the key dates and ages to know
As you look towards retirement, you’ll find there's some critical dates that stand out as signposts along the path - dates we can retire, access our…
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Bec Wilson
The power of deciding for yourself what retirement means
We all have different preconceived notions of what retiring means. And we forget that to each of us, it means something very different.
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Bec Wilson
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Special Edition: Monitoring your superannuation in retirement phase - the top ten performing funds
Retirees cannot compare their retirement phase super fund’s cost or performance using public benchmarking. So today I have sourced you a snapshot of the…
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Bec Wilson
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How to manage retirement with a low superannuation balance
Let’s delve into how someone with the current median Australian super balance for individuals aged 65-69 can make ends meet and achieve a comfortable…
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Bec Wilson

Financial Confidence

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Why you should think twice about retiring early
AND What should you ask your fund's financial adviser?
 • 
Bec Wilson
What should you ask your fund's financial adviser?
A useful snapshot to help you prepare for a meeting with your superfund's financial adviser.
 • 
Bec Wilson
Could you get a retirement bonus?
This week we learn what retirement bonuses are, how they're calculated, and whether they are really as cool as they sound.
 • 
Bec Wilson
Finding financial advice in your fifties
And, how to retire happy and still leave your kids an inheritance
 • 
Bec Wilson

Happiness and Fulfillment

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Making the most of your retirement while caring for ageing parents
While it might not be your vision of an epic retirement it really can be a precious gift to be able give a caring parent a good old-age.
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Bec Wilson
Entering retirement suddenly with no planning
How on earth do you navigate that? I've got some steps you can work through.
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Bec Wilson
How to spread happiness in retirement
Are you a bucket filler or a bucket dipper? Is it affecting your happiness and the happiness of the people around you? Plus - a two in one letter on the…
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Bec Wilson
Balancing the feelings of uncertainty and excitement at retirement
The process of retirement, one of the biggest phases of change in our adult lives, brings with it two polarising sets of feelings, excitement and…
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Bec Wilson

health

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Belly fat - a threat to your epic retirement
It's easy to look away or say that an epic retirement is all about your money and financial plans. But it's more than that. It's thinking about all the…
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Bec Wilson
Intermittent fasting: it could be the ultimate modern ageing lifehack
People are using intermittent fasting in their second half of life to slow their biological ageing process, improve their metabolism, reduce their…
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Bec Wilson
The real costs of a longer, healthier retirement
I dug deep into The Intergenerational Report 2023 this week to see how the government is projecting life expectancy to change for people who make it to…
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Bec Wilson
Truth serum: The science behind each of the popular anti-ageing supplements
If you're considering or taking supplements to try and prevent the onset of age related health issues you'll probably want to read this.
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letters

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Letter: Frustrations from the workplace and 'should I really be avoiding the pension at all cost?'
I encourage you to do some self examination - to explore what it is that you’re passionate about.
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Bec Wilson
Letter: Is owning your own home really important in retirement?
What are the pros and cons of selling our paid off family home, investing the $$$ and renting?
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Bec Wilson
The tension of shared couple goals and individual goals at retirement - age gap included
This week, in response to an email from Sheryl, I talk about couple goals, individual goals within couples and goals for couples with age gaps too.
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Bec Wilson
Letter: Tell me about 'the sweet spot'
This week I explain the sweet spot - the point where people with less superannuation can actually end up earning more retirement income than self funded…
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Bec Wilson
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