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402 Rent or buy during retirement (a real case study)

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Show Notes

In today's episode Glen and financial adviser Nathan Fradley unpack a real and confronting retirement case study about 69 year old Anne*, a recently widowed retiree whose financial and housing security was devastated through elder financial abuse by a family member. She now faces the question: rent, buy or another solution?

*Name changed for privacy

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ the case study & backstory to Anne’s current circumstances πŸ‘‰πŸ» challenges, goals & questions πŸ‘‰ Centrelink asset rules & pension impacts πŸ‘‰πŸΌ considerations for complex situations πŸ‘‰πŸ½ the renting scenario & numbers πŸ‘‰πŸΎ the buying scenario & numbers πŸ‘‰πŸΏ retirement village scenario πŸ‘‰ granny flat arrangement scenario πŸ‘‰πŸ» projections for aged care costs at age 80 for each scenario

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