Learn from my mistakes:What not to do when applying for a health card
Opinion
Healthcare

Learn from my mistakes:What not to do when applying for a health card

Given the savings on offer,you might wonder why more people haven’t applied for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Perhaps they heard about my misadventures.

  • byKaye Fallick

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‘Starting older’:Why we need a new word for retirement

‘Starting older’:Why we need a new word for retirement

Retire these days and you’re not so much crawling to a finish line as embarking on a new chapter. Is there a right time (given it’s not just about money) and what should you expect? We ask retirees for their insights.

  • byAngus Holland
How early can you retire? These are the key dates to know
Opinion
Opinion

How early can you retire? These are the key dates to know

There’s a lot of confusion surrounding the retirement process,from the steps leading up to retirement to navigating life post-retirement.

  • byBec Wilson
How to fix the ageing crisis? Follow Australia,says world’s most influential investor
Opinion
Ageing

How to fix the ageing crisis? Follow Australia,says world’s most influential investor

BlackRock founder Larry Fink says we focus on helping people live longer lives but not even a fraction of that effort is spent helping people afford those extra years.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Reform could mean major change for residents of lifestyle villages

Reform could mean major change for residents of lifestyle villages

Greater transparency and certainty is definitely a win for land lease community residents,but it may come with a trade-off.

  • byRachel Lane
What a way to start Easter – a plan to smash the nest-egg

What a way to start Easter – a plan to smash the nest-egg

One way to limit the budgetary cost of superannuation is to make its sole purpose to allow people to live comfortably in retirement. That’s not what’s going on now.

  • byRoss Gittins
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How much can you safely spend in retirement? We crunched the numbers

How much can you safely spend in retirement? We crunched the numbers

Retirement spending is a bit of a maze to wind yourself through,but having confidence is key to living a life with lower financial anxiety.

  • byBec Wilson
Never too late:Why it’s still important to invest in retirement
Opinion
Opinion

Never too late:Why it’s still important to invest in retirement

Money doesn’t care about your age or how many setbacks you’ve had. It’s always possible to turn things around,no matter your age.

  • byParidhi Jain
How much a year of semi-fun retirement now costs
Opinion
Opinion

How much a year of semi-fun retirement now costs

Think about what you want and how you spend,so you can have a wholesome retirement,not just a “modest” one.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Taskforce recommendations could shake up how we pay for aged care
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Aged care

Taskforce recommendations could shake up how we pay for aged care

While the report ruled out a general levy to pay for aged care,it offered many other suggestions which could shake up the sector.

  • byRachel Lane
Practical ways for older women to fill their superannuation gap

Practical ways for older women to fill their superannuation gap

There’s no beating around the bush – the disadvantage imposed on women by the last three decades of the super system is just plain unfair.

  • byBec Wilson