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Over 50? Use these seven ways to boost your super before July 1

Over 50? Use these seven ways to boost your super before July 1

The end of financial year is just two weeks away, but if you want to top up your super before then, you’ve got to act fast.

  • by Bec Wilson

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How to hack your health insurance for the second half of life

How to hack your health insurance for the second half of life

The policy you set up in your late 20s or early 30s was designed for an entirely different version of your life. Have you reviewed it since?

  • by Bec Wilson
Will I have to pay tax on my super if it grows over $2 million?

Will I have to pay tax on my super if it grows over $2 million?

The transfer balance cap limits the amount you can transition into pension mode but it doesn’t apply to growth within your fund.

  • by Paul Benson
Half of us are terrified of retirement. Here’s why you might be OK

Half of us are terrified of retirement. Here’s why you might be OK

You don’t need to pay anyone anything to start understanding what your retirement could really look like.

  • by Bec Wilson
Thinking of lending your parents money for aged care? Check this first
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Thinking of lending your parents money for aged care? Check this first

When a parent moves into residential aged care, it’s common for adult children to want to help out financially. But they should think twice.

  • by Rachel Lane
The hidden super tools you’re paying for – but probably ignoring

The hidden super tools you’re paying for – but probably ignoring

Your super fund is working hard for you. The question is whether you’re working with it.

  • by Bec Wilson
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The health costs nobody warns you about once you turn 60
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The health costs nobody warns you about once you turn 60

It’s like our body is sending invoices for things we did, and didn’t do, in our 40s and 50s. And no one explains that it’s coming or how to prepare.

  • by Bec Wilson
The super shake-up that could change how you spend in retirement

The super shake-up that could change how you spend in retirement

This week, two announcements signal a shift that is putting lifetime income products within reach of many more Australians.

  • by Bec Wilson
‘Time they don’t have’: Why Labor’s aged care fix fails vulnerable retirees
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‘Time they don’t have’: Why Labor’s aged care fix fails vulnerable retirees

Senior Australians have been waiting for a change in policy to help them access the care they need. The federal budget will take them halfway there.

  • by Rachel Lane
Didn’t retire with ‘enough’? Here’s how to make the most of it

Didn’t retire with ‘enough’? Here’s how to make the most of it

We don’t talk nearly enough about what retirement looks like – or how to plan for it – if you don’t have a lot of money.

  • by Bec Wilson
Understanding your retirement income options

Understanding your retirement income options

Turn the financial forecast for your retirement from grey to golden with clear, trusted guidance.

  • by Franki Hobson