Are you sacrificing your retirement for your adult children?
With the cost of living on the rise, it’s natural to want to give your children a helping hand financially. This is especially true as home ownership becomes increasingly out…
Are you sacrificing your retirement for your adult children?
Caring for ageing parents
Some of us may help provide assistance to our ageing parents or other relatives in the future. That time may bring a range of emotional and physical challenges. Planning ahead…
The inflation effect on retirement
Without the benefit of a crystal ball, it’s impossible to determine exactly how much someone will need to meet their individual retirement needs. We often hear that we’re living much…
Time to Reflect on Your Financial Goals
Many people use the Christmas/New Year period to reflect on the year that has just passed—often in a blur—and begin thinking about the future and how to achieve their hopes…
Don’t ignore the third stage of retirement planning
When someone mentions the retirement phase of our lives, the Golden Years—a time of leisure, travel, and more time with the grandchildren—are likely what springs to mind. However, did you…
Unlocking Financial Secrets for Different Life Stages
One of the keys to financial success is adopting the right strategy at the right time. “Each phase of our life represents a unique opportunity to create strategies that can…
Six Retirement Wrongs That Could Send You Broke
While retirement should be the best years of your life, many Australians make simple, avoidable mistakes with their finances that can leave them dependent on the age pension and without…
Three aged care mistakes you should avoid
Moving into residential aged care can be a stressful period with complicated rules, family conflicts and rushed timeframes. This can easily lead to mistakes, which can be costly and difficult…
Thought you couldn’t have your cake and eat it too?
The saying goes, you can’t have your cake and eat it too, but with a new brain-friendly cake perhaps you just can. You might not want to think about the…
Anticipate your future before gifting
Many retirees may want to help younger family members by gifting part of their savings. But if things go wrong in the future, the joy may turn to grief. Gifting…