Financial Planning: What does it entail, and do I need it?
Over the past five decades, not only have many individuals experienced increased wealth and expanded choices, but the anticipated lifespan of those born 50 years … Read more
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Plan your Retirement with Confidence!
… with a personalised lifespan calculator. Retirement is the time to savour the rewards of your hard work, but it’s essential to strike a balance … Read more
How Much Do I Need to Retire?
There are many schools of thought as to how much people need to retire.
It’s a complicated question linked to your individual circumstances. Read more
What does a good retirement plan contain?
A good retirement plan needs to consider a number of factors… 1. What will your retirement actually look like? Identifying what lifestyle you want to … Read more
Stochastic Modelling at Household Level
By Jim Hennington, Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Australia Content level: Advanced Stochastic modelling is a technique that looks at the probability different outcomes … Read more
What does Jubilacion’s Software Take into Account?
By Jim Hennington, Senior Actuary There are over 90 items that Jubilacion’s retirement projection software takes into account. These are set out below. All these … Read more
Making sense of Australia’s Retirement Age Rules
By Jim Hennington, Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia There is no fixed retirement age in Australia. However there two important rules that … Read more
What is an Actuary?
Whilst little known, the actuarial profession has existed for hundreds of years1. There are only around 3,000 qualified actuaries in Australia2. To become an actuary … Read more
What is inflation?
Inflation basically means ‘prices going up’. For example, let’s say the price of your average weekly supermarket trolley was $100 at the start of 2015. … Read more
Are you ready to think retirement?
It’s never too early to start planning for what your retirement could look like. Many people regret not getting the ball rolling earlier. It’s not … Read more