Being qualified to provide financial advice in just four days? Not any more
From 1 January, 2019 (two years away), financial advisers will be required to have a…More
Tagged: retirement
Imagine dumping your elderly parents on someone else’s doorstep – this is Japan today
For centuries, impoverished Japanese would bring their elders to mountaintops and leave them to die,…More
Price savings on retirement village homes can be eye-watering
My daughter and son-in-law are dreaming of a home to buy in the Sydney Northern…More
Would you share a house with 25 other women?
That’s the idea behind a new co-housing scheme set to open in London next month…More
The average age for first-home buyers is now 37.7 – are we leaving it too late to buy in?
Figures from ING Direct show the average age of first home ownership has jumped dramatically…More
73 per cent of adult kids return to mum and dad – for cheap rent
They are the ‘Boomerang Generation’ – and they’re becoming the norm. A Homeloans.com.au survey found…More
Reserve Bank says parents will fund their children buying a home – why should we?
Outgoing governor Glenn Steven has told The Australian and The Wall Street Journal parents of…More
$292,500 in super for men – $138,150 for women. Is this fair?
That’s a difference of $154,350. Around 60 per cent of women aged 65-69 have no…More
71-year-old former engineer becomes Britain’s oldest ballerina
Doreen Pechey has just became the oldest person on record to pass the Royal Academy…More
Sydney comes out top of best cities for retirees – if you love a latte
The NSW capital beat out 25 other cities from around the globe to be ranked…More