Preparing for retirement

It’s nearly time!

After years of saving and (hopefully) planning, retirement is just around the corner.

It’s an exciting prospect, but with such a big life change it’s only natural to have some doubts. “Will I have enough money to live the way I want? How will my partner and I cope with being together 24/7? Will I be bored? Or lose my sense of purpose?”

There’s a lot to think about.

Preparing for retirement will no doubt require some last-minute financial fine-tuning, to check your retirement investment strategy and access to income from super, the Age Pension and other sources. But it’s not all about money.

Preparing for retirement may also require some mental and emotional adjustments. Before you make the leap, allow time to reflect on how you want to spend your days and how retirement might affect your relationships – with your partner, extended family, friends and community.