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An Australian blog that provides useful information on retirement planning, superannuation, and the financial world in an easy-to-understand manner.

July 19, 2021

Income You Can Draw From an Extra $100,000 in Retirement Savings?

Many people think of their retirement savings as being one ‘bucket of money’. But how much is enough? As a very rough...

July 15, 2021

Why You Probably Need 1.1 Cars in Retirement and What to do About it

Who remembers the ad from 1994 about the average family having 2.3 children? It may be stretching the memory a little,...

July 15, 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Fix Interest Rates

If you own property, at some stage you’ve probably had to decide between variable and fixed interest rates. Today we...

July 13, 2021

Why Your House is More Like a Car Than a Super Fund

Towards retirement, we always discuss assets and liabilities with our clients. Many of them talk about their house as...

June 25, 2021

Brown M&Ms – Why the Little Things are Important

Today we discuss an urban legend that is actually true – the story of Van Halen and their brown M&Ms ritual.

June 24, 2021

Living on the Age Pension is Better Than Being a King 500 Years Ago

Having a hot shower is just one of the many luxuries we enjoy in the modern world. But hot water systems are a...

June 9, 2021

Who Should Set Up Their Own Business in Semi-Retirement (Part 2)

In the previous blog we discussed the benefits of becoming self-employed during semi-retirement. Taking this step suits...

June 8, 2021

Why You Should Set Up Your Own Business in Semi-Retirement

We decided to record a three-part series about setting up your own business in semi-retirement, because we have seen it...

May 31, 2021

No-one is Raking Up Cash and Setting Fire to it

Michael at Money Over 50 wants to be remembered for two quotes when he dies. When you retire, your money has to get...

May 28, 2021

Getting a Good Return is Not a Good Retirement Goal

During an initial consultation, we always ask our clients what their goals are. It can take some time to really work...