Set out below are all SuperGuide articles that relate to Income in retirement.
How the Home Equity Access Scheme works (formerly Pension Loans Scheme)
The Home Equity Access Scheme (previously known as the Pension Loans Scheme) facilitates a loan from the government against the equity in your home.
Which super funds offer income for life?
It’s been a long time coming, but more super funds are responding to calls for reliable retirement income that lasts as long as you do.
Dividends shaken but not stirred
Corporate Australia is emerging from COVID in good shape and dividends are making a comeback. So what dividend yields are on offer and where do dividends fit into your income strategy?
10 common ‘myth-conceptions’ about retirement income
Even the experts acknowledge that our retirement income system is complex, so it’s important to clear up some common misunderstanding.
In retirement case study: Boosting retirement income with downsizer contributions
Lee and Mandy are retired and want to see whether downsizing could increase their retirement income.
Reverse mortgages: What are they and how do they work?
If your super account is not as big as you would like when you retire, one solution could be to look to your home as a way to generate some extra money – and that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to become an Airbnb host.
Video: Home equity release for retirees
Tracey Spicer talks to Dr Sarah Sinclair from RMIT about home equity release products for retirees, such as reverse mortgages and the Pension Loans Scheme.
Worried about your post-virus finances? 10 tips to help stretch your retirement dollars
With sharemarkets swooning, interest rates being cut and super balances dropping, many retirees are starting to worry about their finances. Here’s our 10 suggestions to stretch your retirement income.
Is a bucket strategy the solution for your retirement income plan?
When you retire, how you put your investment portfolio together is more important than ever if you want your retirement savings to last as long as you do.
We’re delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn’t caught up
Asked to conduct an independent review of Australia’s retirement income system, the panel appointed by treasurer Josh Frydenberg reported that it was all tied up with the family home.
Retirement income in Australia: An overview
A recent CEPAR report states that the lack of focus on decumulation means that many retirees have faced difficult financial choices in retirement without sufficient support or an adequate selection of products.
Gender inequality in retirement income
A recent CEPAR report examined research which showed that even though improvements have been made in the gender super gap, single women will be less financially secure than other groups in retirement.
Renters Beware: How the pension and super could leave you behind
In a new set of research briefs published by the Centre of Excellence of Population Ageing Research, we report that most people do well out of our retirement income system and that the living standard of retirees has improved over the past decade.
Retirement income: When is the optimal time to purchase a deferred annuity?
In this article, Sean Corbett, an annuities expert, answers the important question of when is the right time to purchase a deferred lifetime annuity.
Longevity risk: How deferred annuities can help your savings last
In this article we will consider how a person can best ensure that they maximise their income in retirement from their savings while at the same time ensuring that their savings last for as long as they do.
