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The financial and health benefits of working past age 65
Staying in the workforce beyond a traditional retirement age could boost both your health and finances but it’s not all roses.
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Super news for December 2025
Retiree budgets under pressure, Regulators fail to protect members’ super, Financial advisers’ deadline looms, Australian Ethical governance issues exposed.
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Rethinking the role of your home in retirement
Home ownership provides a sense of security and wellbeing in retirement, but it could also be a potential source of income.
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TPD insurance in super: How much is enough? (including calculator)
Permanent disability insurance can provide financial security for you and your family if an illness or injury prevents you from going back to work.
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How working affects your Age Pension and tax (including calculator)
Working while receiving the Age Pension could improve your retirement income but after tax and a potential cut to your entitlements, is it worth it?
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10 retirement mistakes you don’t want to make
There are lots of decisions to make as you prepare for retirement, and potentially large sums of money involved, so it’s important to avoid costly mistakes.
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What I would do differently now: Retirement plans are shifting with the times
It’s been an eventful few years for financial markets and household budgets, prompting a rethink of retirement plans for many pre- and post-retirees.
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How the rich invest
Wealthy Australians have surfed the wave of strong investment returns in 2025, with a disciplined approach and a growing appetite for alternative investments.
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Super funds of the year awards: Best super funds for 2025–26
While returns are important, they are not the only ingredient in a top super fund, as these annual awards show.
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Your SMSF calendar for 2026
Forewarned is forearmed, as they say, so why not download our 2026 SMSF calendar to ensure you don’t miss any crucial dates, deadlines or opportunities in the year ahead.
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Diversification and your SMSF: Why and how to do it
Diversifying your portfolio is a golden rule of investing and a vital task for your SMSF as it can help reduce risk and smooth investment returns.
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Where is technology for SMSFs headed?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a tool in many people’s lives and is already making inroads in SMSF investing and administration.
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Pension fund of the year 2025-26: What makes a winner?
As the Baby Boomer bubble enters retirement, attention is shifting to the retirement phase of super and which funds offer the best pension products and member services.
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Making super contributions after age 60: Even in retirement
If you have cash to spare or receive a windfall, there are many ways you can add to your super later in life, even if you are no longer working.
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Super pension funds put to the test
A new consumer-friendly review of pension funds reveals which funds are ticking all the right boxes.
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3 very different types of ‘retirement’
Today’s 60- and 70-somethings are reinventing retirement, easing into it with a focus on finding meaning and purpose in flexible part-time work, volunteering and new activities.
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How new ‘best practice principles’ could improve your retirement income
Super funds are being urged to provide their members with retirement products that offer income for life, along with better retirement tools and communication.
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Aged care: Guide to self-managing home care
A shake-up in the way aged care in the home is provided and paid for is designed to streamline the system, but the jury is still out.
