The most common product for a retirement income stream in super is an account-based pension. How does it work, and what are the alternatives?
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Steps taken to reform Social Security during the Biden and Trump administrations have only made the prospects for a funding crisis more serious.
Financial advice will always be more useful to those who can use super to minimise tax, but even households with small balances should seek guidance.
Retirement is not just an event, it’s a process of transition that can have a huge impact psychologically, not just professionally.
The average cost of personalised financial advice is way above what most Australians are willing to pay. Could new options to access advice through super reach those left behind?
If you start to plan for your retirement now, your future self will thank you for it.
As a person now closing in on retirement, I admit I had no idea in my 20s how much my future, and the futures of those close to me, would depend on my superannuation savings.
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If you’re considering putting more money into your super, and want to know more about how the whole system works, here are the basics.
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