Mercer senior partner David Knox says now is an ideal time for the Australian public to begin a serious conversation about retirement.
Planning for our future may seem tedious in the face of an ever-growing to do list, but planning ahead can deliver some tangible benefits.
Turn your retirement plans from theory into a realistic practice with some help from this recent Mercer survey.
Find yourself with superannuation accounts here, there and everywhere? It's time to tidy up your super.
In last year’s Budget, the Government announced a range of reforms as part of its Protecting Your Super package.
Older Australians will be allowed to make voluntary super contributions without meeting the current work test under proposed new laws.
Even when financially prepared for retirement, many people are unprepared for the psychological and social changes that occur.
Australia's retirement system has gone down the global rankings due to growing household debt and tougher age pension tests.
As young people struggle to accumulate savings and get into the housing market, generous parents can nudge them into the black.
Many of us will be in the workforce until we’re 70. We analyse the challenges and opportunities for older workers.
We live a large part of our lives online – 87% of Australians access the internet daily.
Bill and Glenys Parry could hardly have retired at a worse time; but they had a plan and they stuck to it.
New rules for lifetime income products – like Mercer’s LifetimePlus – could help pensioners boost their pay cheque.
Living only in the present can break your financial future. We need to work on being happy in the longer-term.
We all know Australia’s population is living longer, yet many of us are failing to plan adequately for life well into our 80s.
Martin Gunasilan has many qualities that are perfectly suited to his role at Mercer and his ambition to become a priest.
A relaxed lifestyle, warmer climates and a lower cost of living are proving a draw card to older Australians.
Society needs to radically rethink how people spend their retirement years as we live longer and spend more.
It’s not only the younger generation who are eager to break out of their comfort zone and indulge in a little wanderlust.
Australians think ‘comfortable’ means having enough money to do what I want, and buy what I want.
Juggling family, work and study for many years did not halt Karen’s desire to achieve financial independence.
Young mum Aleksandra says dedicating time and energy to building financial literacy has broadened her worldview.
Half of all working Australians will struggle to fund a comfortable lifestyle once they leave the workforce, a study shows.
There are those who meticulously plan for those 8000 days of retirement, but Doug is still deeply engaged in his work.
