Superannuation

Ask Paul: What is the best strategy for drawing down super?

Paul Clitheroe

"What are your thoughts on sequencing/buckets versus dollar cost averaging when drawing down super?" Helen asks Paul Clitheroe.

Ask Paul: We’re in our late 60s with no super

Paul Clitheroe

"We are self-funded retirees in our late sixties. We have nothing in super as we didn't want to pay the associated fees," Julie tells Paul Clitheroe.

How 12% super will make for a better retirement

Melinda Howes

This seemingly modest lift of half a percent to 12% will, over time, change the outcome for millions of Australians who haven't even started thinking about retirement.

How does your superannuation balance compare to the average?

Karren Vergara

The latest Australian Taxation Office data has revealed the average super balances for men and women and across age brackets.

Friends With Money #210: Ways to maximise your age pension

Tom Watson , Andrew Dinsdale-Scanlon

The age pension can be a crucial part of the financial mix in retirement, but as we discuss this week on Friends With Money, many retirees aren't unlocking its full potential.

Ask Paul: Volatile world events have me worried about my super

Paul Clitheroe

Global volatility has Fez worried about his super balance. "Are we heading to another global financial crisis in the next two years?" he asks Paul Clitheroe.

The dodgy dentist who defrauded people of their super

Karren Vergara

Aussies have been warned after desperate dental patients drained their superannuation balances to pay more than $70,000 for dental care they never received.