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April 2023 Retiree newsletter

10/30/60 rule: How investment returns shape your retirement income
The investment return on your super pension account is just as important as the returns you earn on your super while you are working, as this simple ‘rule of thumb’… Read more.
10/30/60 rule: How investment returns shape your retirement income
The investment return on your super pension account is just as important as the returns you earn on your super while you are working, as this simple ‘rule of thumb’… Read more.
What are annuities, and how can they help in retirement?
Modern annuities not only offer guaranteed income in retirement but some pay income for life and may increase your Age Pension entitlements. Read more.
What are annuities, and how can they help in retirement?
Modern annuities not only offer guaranteed income in retirement but some pay income for life and may increase your Age Pension entitlements. Read more.
What are the Age Pension gifting rules?
Many retirees want to help their family financially, but it’s important to understand how gifting money or assets can impact your Age Pension entitlements. Read more.
What are the Age Pension gifting rules?
Many retirees want to help their family financially, but it’s important to understand how gifting money or assets can impact your Age Pension entitlements. Read more.
What is an investment-linked lifetime income stream?
It’s been a long time coming, but super funds are beginning to offer more flexible pension products offering income for life. Read more.
What is an investment-linked lifetime income stream?
It’s been a long time coming, but super funds are beginning to offer more flexible pension products offering income for life. Read more.

Year-end superannuation tips and traps

Thursday 25 May 2023 at 11:00 am AEST

Year-end strategies and procedures to get the best outcomes from your superannuation before the end of the 2022-23 financial year.

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Have you thought about working in retirement? Aside from the obvious financial benefits, work can provide additional social contact, stave off boredom, and deliver a sense of structure and routine. Some work in retirement could be liberating.

Learn more about the financial and health benefits of working in retirement.


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