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Retirement planning strategies

Retirement planning strategies

In this section you can learn about the most critical retirement strategies you should consider when planning your retirement.

There are tips and strategies to suit a range of age groups, whether you have many years left to save or need to get ready to retire in a hurry, including approaches that can help make your savings last the distance.

You’ll also find planning ideas if you’re thinking of retiring overseas or own a business.

See also our sections on Super tips and strategies, super investing strategies and strategies for SMSFs.

Learn fundamental retirement planning tips in the following guides

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Tips to boost your super when retirement is approaching

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Tips to boost your super in retirement

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Where to find retirement income in addition to super

These guides are essential reading for everyone planning their retirement

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How can you plan your income needs in retirement?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Retirement income rules of thumb: Do they measure up?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Why it can pay to put as much as possible into super

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Super or mortgage: Where should I put my extra savings?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Saving for retirement outside super

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Managing retirement income with a bucket strategy

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Where to find retirement income in addition to super

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Webinar: Super decisions at retirement: Income stream, lump sum, accumulation or a mix?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

7 retirement mistakes you don’t want to make

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

The sprint finish: How to boost your super before retirement

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Tips to help your super last longer

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How to plan your spending through the 3 stages of retirement

The following guides cover specific situations which may be applicable to you

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Women and super (Part 2): Strategies to boost your super in the lead up to retirement

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Super strategies after losing your spouse in retirement: What are the rules?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

The taper trap: Super and the Age Pension means test

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Retiring early due to ill health? 6 steps to stay on track

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Worried about outliving your retirement savings? 9 steps that can help

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Should I retire overseas?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

A retiree’s dilemma: Pay off the mortgage or preserve super?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How much super do I need if I don’t own a home?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How to measure the financial impact of delaying retirement

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How to afford a ‘comfortable’ retirement with less super

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

What to consider if you’re forced to retire early

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How lifetime income products can help reduce the ‘taper trap’ for retirees

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Will overspending delay your retirement?

Transition-to-retirement pensions offer a way to access your super before you stop working

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How a transition-to-retirement (TTR) pension works

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

How to use Industry Super Funds’ Transition to Retirement (TTR) calculator

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

What happens to my TTR when I turn 65?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Transition to retirement Q&As

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Transition-to-retirement strategies

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Preservation age and transition-to-retirement pensions align

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Webinar: Transition-to-retirement pensions: The BOOM is coming

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Webinar: Transition-to-retirement pensions: Strategies and benefits

Recent member Q&As about retirement planning strategies

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Q&A: I’m 63. Can I start a transition-to-retirement pension if I quit one of my jobs?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Q&A: Is there a loophole which allows a pension fund to go above the transfer balance cap?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Q&A: How will the new $3m super threshold tax impact retirement planning?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Q&A: What can we do with excess funds if we need less than the minimum pension amount?

5 strategies to help fix your total super balance problem

Q&A: What are the pros and cons of entering pension phase with accumulated losses for capital gains?

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