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Map your retirement income with Moneysmart’s Retirement planner
The updated MoneySmart Retirement Planner includes a range of new features, which can take a little getting used to. This short video walks you through how the calculator works and how to use it to model your retirement.
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Retirement planning is about more than money
A healthy super balance helps, but living life to the full in retirement also requires a sense of purpose and meaning.
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Which super funds offer income for life?
If you’re worried about running out of super, a lifetime pension may offer not only income for life but more Age Pension to boot.
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Annuities and lifetime income streams: How they work and who they suit
Modern annuities not only offer guaranteed income in retirement but some pay income for life and may increase your Age Pension entitlements.
Upcoming webinar
Superannuation considerations for couples: How to get the best outcome for your family
Wednesday 25 February 2026 at 11:00 am AEST
This webinar will highlight some of the simple, yet effective ways that spouses can optimise their combined superannuation balances.
We will show you how you can legally access your combined retirement savings earlier, ways to obtain ongoing tax benefits in your retirement and what you can do to manage upcoming legislative changes to the superannuation rules.
During this 1 hour webinar, the SuperGuide team will not only identify these issues, but we will show you how to implement them effectively.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Watch our previous webinar, Super strategies for 2026.
Q&A of the month
Q: When a superannuation fund enters the pension phase, all investment earnings become tax-free on both the taxable and tax-free components. Are these tax-free earnings allocated to the tax-free and taxable components in the same proportion as the existing balance, or are all tax-free earnings added solely to the tax-free component?
See Garth’s video answer here.
Tip of the month
An essential part of planning for retirement is to consider how you will use your super savings to support you when you step away from work.
Find out your options for converting super into retirement income.
