Retirement
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1 in 4 say COVID has moved their retirement goalposts: report
First 5000 | July 12, 2022Around one in four Australians (26 per cent) say COVID has impacted their plans for retirement, according to new data from leading profit-to-member superannuation fund Equip.
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Take a brutal look at your life before hanging up your hat
Gary Martin | May 27, 2021The opportunity to retire and withdraw, retreat and clock off from the workplace in favour of embracing a life of leisure is a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Professor Gary Martin explains.
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Age pension is a right – not a charitable token
First 5000 | February 28, 2020Australian Pensioners’ Voice (APV) President Vic Guarino and Secretary Gino Iannazzo have confirmed that the organisation that campaigns for the welfare and betterment of Australian seniors has forwarded a submission to the Australian Government Review into Retirement Incomes.
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How to make a financial plan that will help you take care of your aging parents
Carolin Petterson | March 1, 2019There comes a moment when we need to step forward and provide support to the people who have devoted their whole lives to us. Let’s take a look at some of the steps we can take to help our aging parents solve one of the biggest problems of the senior years – financial independence.
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Fear not: Australians are likely to be comfortable in retirement
John Daley | November 30, 2018The conventional wisdom that Australians don’t save enough for retirement is wrong.