Retirement Savings

Super Balance Shock 2026: How Your Retirement Savings Could Reduce or Cancel Your Age Pension

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When 67-year-old Gold Coast retiree David Morgan logged into his superannuation account this year, he felt a wave of relief. Decades of disciplined saving had produced a balance that looked solid. Retirement, he thought, was going to be fine. Weeks later, he applied for the Age Pension and received news he had not anticipated. His … Read more

$1 Million Super Target for 2030 — What Australians Are Getting Wrong About Retirement Savings

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$1 Million Super Target for 2030

Brisbane nurse coordinator Angela Reeves turned 54 this year and opened her superannuation statement with the particular mix of hope and dread that seems to accompany this ritual for most people in their 50s. Her balance was $490,000. She had been contributing consistently for more than two decades. She had taken two years out of the … Read more