Show Notes
You want to retire while you're young enough to enjoy it, with enough money to say yes to the trips, the experiences and more time with the people you love. But how do you feel confident spending your savings when you don't know how long they need to last?
As retirement gets closer, it's easy to focus on a date and a target super balance. Whether those savings will support the life you want decades later can be much harder to judge.
In this episode, Paul Benson draws five lessons from Australia's latest Intergenerational Report to explore what our changing future could mean for your retirement. From the decisions that feel safe to the expenses that seem a long way off, there's plenty worth thinking about before you leave full-time work.
In this episode:
Are you looking far enough ahead when deciding whether you can afford to retire?
Could an investment approach that feels reassuring now create a different problem later?
What might you want your money to make possible in your 80s and 90s?
How could the way you leave work change your retirement options?
What does Australia's future mean for the plan you're making today?
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