How to Make your Home into your Retirement Income
Entering your retirement years can be confusing, with so many options and avenues available to you. You can choose where to travel, where to live, and if you want to...
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New Careers in Retirement
One of the most remarkable trends over the last two decades has been the amazing change in what you can expect to do once you enter your 50s, 60s and...
Blogging Baby Boomers
The internet is not just a place for the youth to hang-out, with Baby Boomers and Australian seniors taking on the wonderful world of blogging. For those unfamiliar, a blog...
What can Happen if you Don’t Leave a Will?
A young girl (let’s call her Sue) was abandoned by her mother when Sue was just 5, and left to be raised by her grandmother. Sue’s grandmother loved Sue very...
Tips on Getting a Job in your 50s and 60s
If the talk in the media is to be believed it would feel as though nobody over 50 can ever possibly get a job! Rest assured, that is simply not...
Retraining for a Career in Care
“Many over 50s who are eligible may have these courses subsidised by the government.” We’ve all heard the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, but have we...
Thinking of Shares for your Investment Portfolio?
As we get into our 50s and 60s, our goals, expectations and income needs change; yet we have a portfolio of investments that was built around different needs when we...
You may have Insurance Cover you didn’t know about…
MetLife Australia has embarked on a national campaign to raise awareness of the default insurance that automatically comes with their superannuation. This can provide a valuable safety net, should the...
Prearranging your funeral for Peace of Mind
Nobody likes to think about it, but the fact remains that we are only on this earth for a short time. Pre-planning a funeral is the logical and sensitive way...
Shedding Light on Aged Care Costs
Establishing exactly what an individual’s cost will be in residential aged care can be confusing as we have a number of parties involved. You have the residence itself and the...
