Financial Planning

The decision to downsize the family home & move to retirement housing can be complex, but help is at hand. In addition the the South Australian Retirement Village Residents Association (SAVRA), the State Government also has resources to assist.

If you earn most of your income from employment, you may want to make personal deductible contributions – instead of, or in addition to, salary sacrifice. Since 1 July 2017, employees have been able to claim personal super contributions as a tax deduction.

Aussie retirees’ tastes have shifted to lifestyle accommodation featuring onsite chefs and family- and pet-friendly spaces, the founder of a village comparison site has said. Given Australia’s rapidly increasing retiree population, a transparent and easily navigable retirement living sector is critical, the founder of Compare Villages, Jessica Kinnear, told Nest Egg.  Read on…