Whilst the idea of retirement might be relatively young, its definition seems to have evolved in the last few decades from a linear approach to a more segmented type of retirement. One of the major contributing factors in the last decade is our life cycle. Towards the end of the 20th century, the average life […]
Don’t believe everything you think about your retirement wealth
There is increasing investor autonomy in today’s world – the range of information available online and in the form of apps give investors an abundance of knowledge to manage their finances on their own. Theoretically anyway. On the one hand, freedom of information is great for expanding the financial literacy of individuals and allowing them […]
Census shows retirement income disparity between men and women
The ABS has released statistics from the 2016 Census (remember that thing we filled out?) on retirement from the 9.4 million Australians aged 45 years and over. Out of this above age group, 65% had made superannuation contributions which comprised of more than three quarters of retired men in comparison to just over half of […]
Darren on SkyNews ‘Your Money Your Call’
On Thursday 24th August, Darren joined Tony Davison and Rocco Musumeci for Your Money Your Call‘s Super Thursday where the panel answered questions from live audience call-ins on retirement, tax, stock market, superannuation and financial planning. Your Money Your Call is a weekly program on Foxtel’s SkyNews where the audience has a chance to ring or email in with their questions […]
5 Unexpected Retirement Expenses
There are retirement expenses you can foresee and plan for, and then there are some that you simply can’t predict. Planning an income for retirement is no easy task and you always need to leave room for unexpected expenses that arise. Here is my list of the Top 5 Unexpected Retirement Expenses that should be […]