Posts Tagged ‘financialplanning’
Why Retirement Awareness Is Critical To Experiencing a Happy and Comfortable Retirement?
The game plan started to unravel just after the midpoint of our batting innings… It was the last cricket game for the season for my son’s Under 12’s team. We’d only beaten this team two weeks prior in a tough contest. As their coach, I set the game plan… On our home deck, knowing 100…
Read MoreIs the focus on your SUPER disastrous for your Retirement Dreams?
Just the other day I was meeting a new client. A nice lady, Mary, who had a financial planner looking for a second opinion. Mary, married for the second time, kids out of home but given their situations, needed some help financially. While she was working a couple of days a week, she wanted to…
Read More2 Emotional Biases That Could See You Run Out Of Money In Retirement…
Are your emotions setting you up for failure in retirement? A little knowledge and understanding of the impact of your emotions can help you avoid major pitfalls in retirement. If the act of investing and saving was based solely on mathematics. Decisions made on a robust framework. Retiring with a healthy nest egg would be…
Read MoreIgnore planning your retirement at your peril: 3 reasons you can’t wait one more day…
They say money can’t buy happiness. Being broke, I’d imagine, would be miserable and not ideal either… For argument’s sake, let’s say you want to at least retire on the same level of income you are on now. What are you doing now to reduce the risk that you’ll at least retire on the same…
Read MoreDon’t let the Retirement Iceberg sink your Retirement Adventures!
If retirement is on your mind? You’re going to uncover what’s going to move the needle in your plans. You’ll learn where most people get it wrong when planning their retirement. When people come to us, they ask can you help with our retirement planning needs. And sure we can help them with that. After…
Read MoreThree retirement pillars you must get right if you want a successful retirement!
Many people approaching retirement feel overwhelmed. You’ve worked hard all your life to save up for that period in your life when you have more time. More time to do the things you want when you want. Whether you completely escape the rat race and jump fully into your retirement journey. Or to ease into…
Read MoreThe key to an extraordinary life in retirement!
One day will come…a day when you’re knackered. Your hips are gone…your knees are gone…you struggle to get in a car let alone contemplate an overseas holiday! You’re more concerned about comfort and peace of mind. And then one day…you die…it’s going to happen to all us…eventually! We’re all going to have to face our…
Read MoreDo you know what your investment return for super was in 2020 and should you care?
Do you know what return you achieved inside your super fund for calendar year 2020? Based on Chant West’s research. The average industry Balanced Fund (holding growth investments of 41-60%) generated a return of 3%. While you wouldn’t call this shooting the lights out. It’s a great result considering the worlds economies were on life…
Read MoreRetirement planning lessons from the Navy Seals and SAS
The unpredictable events of 2020 has taught us some deep lessons. That no matter what the world throws at you, you must be agile in your planning. We only have to look as far as the Navy Seals and the SAS. Learn from how they prepare for stressful and highly volatile situations. How they manage…
Read MoreHow Tiger Woods can help you retire confidently?
Are you struggling to make financial decisions amongst the distractions and noise? The key to increasing your confidence and therefore retiring comfortably is decisive decision making. What we can learn from Tiger Woods to elevate your lifestyle in retirement… Tiger Woods, arguably one of the best golfers in the world. If not one of the…
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