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Retirement
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Transitioning into retirement? Start to get your buckets in place early.
Don’t put all your eggs in the one basket. Us planners use the word diversification to explain this concept.
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Topping up super with ‘catch-up’ contributions
If you have not fully used your concessional cap in a prior financial year, you may be eligible to use these unused carried forward amounts in a later year.
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Smart super strategies for this EOFY
Want to help boost your retirement savings while potentially saving on tax? Here are five smart super strategies to consider before the end of the financial year.
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Top-up your super with help from the Government
If your income is under a certain threshold, then making personal after-tax super contributions could enable you to qualify for a Government co‑contribution and take advantage of the low tax rate payable in super on investment earnings.
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Sacrifice pre-tax salary into super
Contributing some of your pre-tax salary, wages or a bonus into super could help you to reduce your tax and invest more for your retirement.
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Splitting your super contributions to your spouse
Splitting super contributions to your spouse’s super account may help to boost their retirement savings and provide a range of other benefits.
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Steps to claiming a tax deduction for your super contribution
You may be eligible to claim a tax deduction if you make a personal contribution to superannuation. There are some important steps you need to follow carefully and specific timeframes to take action.
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Thinking of accessing your super due to coronavirus crisis?
Here are practical key points for you to consider.
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3 factors affecting retirement income
High life expectancy and low interest rates may make it harder for some retirees to live long and prosper.
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Staying (financially) well as the years go by
Our financial priorities tend to change as we move through life. The good news from AMP’s 2018 Financial Wellness Indexi is that only 7% of Australian retirees aged 65 or over report being stressed about money. So if you’re feeling the pinch earlier in life there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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