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Why the cost of a comfortable retirement has skyrocketed over the past 20 years

And in today's newspapers, 'This new law could transform your retirement, but the clock is ticking'

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Enshrining the role of super: it makes me want to ask why

And in today's newspapers, 'Matthew’s phone was snatched from his hand. In minutes, he’d lost thousands'

Nov 30

Planning to Retire in 2025? Here’s how you can make it epic

And in today's newspapers, 'Finally there’s some good news about super and retirement'

Nov 23 •

Ladies, please take your super seriously

And in today's newspapers 'Retirement is difficult and unaffordable and our funds must step up'

Nov 16 •

Waiting for the pension to retire?

And in today's newspapers, 'Is this the missing link for cheap, effective financial advice? '?

Nov 9 •

A major super fund had an outage this week. Almost no one realised

And today's feature: Is it a midlife crisis, or a midlife transformation?

Nov 2

Your one minute Epic Retirement check in

And in today's newspapers, 'Australia will be cashless in five years: are you ready'?

Oct 26

Letter: Your kids and your epic retirement - a transition for all

And in today's newspapers, 'Australia’s retirement system has a big blind spot'

Oct 19

Is working a fifth day each week worth it?

And in today's newspapers, 'Retirement is packed with choices: Here’s how to start'?

Oct 12

Can we use our super to fund our beachside dream? Pros and cons

And in today's newspapers, 'How do you know when you’re ready to retire?'

Oct 5

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Essential Reading

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.

May 25 •

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…

May 4 •

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.

Apr 27 •

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…

Apr 16 •

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…

Mar 30 •

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.

Mar 12 •

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…

Aug 25, 2023 •

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…

Jun 12, 2023 •

Financial Confidence

Is working a fifth day each week worth it?

And in today's newspapers, 'Retirement is packed with choices: Here’s how to start'?

Oct 12

How does your super balance compare with other people your age?

And in today's newspapers, 'Why these are the four biggest barriers to a secure retirement'?

Sep 28 •

Why you should think twice about retiring early

AND What should you ask your fund's financial adviser?

Jul 20 •

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.

Jul 20 •

Happiness and Fulfillment

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.

Jul 13 •

Entering retirement suddenly with no planning

How on earth do you navigate that? I've got some steps you can work through.

May 8 •

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…

Feb 14 •

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…

Dec 12, 2023 •

health

New science says ageing health decline is not linear - proactive steps to take

And in today's newspapers, 'What does it mean to be retirement ready'?

Sep 14 •

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…

Nov 21, 2023 •

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…

Sep 28, 2023 •

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…

Sep 7, 2023 •

letters

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.

Jun 9 •

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?

Jun 8 •

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.

May 1 •

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…

Apr 16 •