Noel Whittaker examines Labor's plan to scrap the extra private health insurance rebate for over-65s from April 2027. Here's what the change would mean if you're in your 50s and already planning around health costs in retirement.
Noel Whittaker opened his September newsletter on a sober note: unsettled markets, a war dragging on, a weakening property outlook and families still under cost-of-living pressure. Here's what a run of news like that should, and shouldn't, change if retirement is still a decade or so away.
Keeping your retirement savings in cash feels safe, but with prices up 4.3% over the past year a term deposit can quietly go backwards after tax. Here is what inflation really does to a retirement pot, and how to protect the part of your income that is not already indexed.
At 60 you can usually get at your super; at 67 the age pension becomes possible. This looks honestly at what seven more working years does to your balance, your pension, and the parts of the decision no spreadsheet can answer.
Noel Whittaker argues that families choosing aged care focus on the care and leave the money until last. Here is why the financial side deserves equal attention, and what to ask before you sign.
