Wealth

New figures based on what retirees are actually spending in retirement shine a light on just how much superannuation Aussies need when they leave the workforce.

Here’s three simple strategies to start using your super savings that may be available to anyone in their 60s, regardless of their employment status.

Australians are being urged to do one thing over the summer break that could have a huge pay off.

A major superannuation fund says a lack of engagement with your super fund can have huge financial consequences come retirement time.

Younger Australians are turning to an unlikely source for financial advice – one which could be creating dangerous pressures and unrealistic expectations.

Big changes to accessing the highly lucrative UK State pension will have a dramatic impact on its attractiveness to Aussies making use of the scheme. But does the deal still stack up?

Q+A: Over age pension age and still working? Here’s how giving up work could leave a couple better off in retirement.

New research shows the ongoing cost-of-living crunch is calling time on an Aussie tradition as old as Vegemite, and has revealed a shock gender divide.

Q+A: Here’s how a just a few small tweaks to your retirement planning strategy now can get you $68,000 a year for life when you give up the daily grind.

THE ECONOMIST: Forget valuations and look out for search-engine hits and fund managers getting fired.

DAWN THOMAS: Much of the $3.5t wealth transfer will arrive when recipients are in their late 50s, long after many could have most benefited from it. So, what’s stopping baby boomers helping their kids now?

CHRIS FOSTER-RAMSAY: Delivery apps make that moment easier, but a growing gap between shelf price and app price means the ease comes with a sting.

NICK BRUINING: In a dramatic shift of the goal posts, the UK Government is set to change the rules for Australians on access to the highly lucrative National Insurance scheme state pension.

DEBTMAN: There are those who think they’ll play the smart game while watching market turmoil and sell everything down to cash. But can you buy back in when the panic stops?

NICK BRUINING: A new report has revealed the far-reaching and potentially devastating effects of measures designed to reduce the impact of expenses associated with superannuation funds.