Questions regarding the Government’s opt-in reform dominated the debate at the recent FPA conference in Brisbane, despite efforts from most panel members and the facilitator Tony Jones, host of the ABC’s Lateline and Q&A, to steer it away from this topic.
Federal Member for Oxley and namesake of …
I’m going to start this article with some numbers, but stick with me on this – I think you’ll find potentially riveting – especially if you are working in the field of retirement.
According to the United Nations, a couple of weeks ago, on October 31 at 11 …
Demographic pressures on retirement savings has been a hot topic in Australia since the 1990s where the impact of retiring Baby Boomers on various aspects of the economy have often led to dire predictions.
Initially the fear was a on the productive capacity of an ageing population. The …
The Australian Government’s decision to abolish the age limit for the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) is a win for working women and older Australians, but also a stark reality check that the ‘retirement dream’ is a vastly different concept from what it was 50 years ago.
The average superannuation …
Retirement is the last thing on your mind when you’re young, especially if you’re young and unemployed.
However the literal definition of retirement requires a preceding period – prolonged usually – of gainful employment.
Re·tire·ment
1. The action or fact of leaving one’s job and ceasing to work.…
With all the volatility in the markets lately, it’s little wonder that people are worried about their retirement.
While two in five people (40.6%) say they are likely to meet their retirement income needs, a further two in five (39.1%) say they are unlikely to do so.
But …
