Retire Right

In this episode, Glen and Vince Scully, Portfolio Manager from LifeSherpa Invest tackle one of the biggest questions in retirement planning: is your super actually safe? They touch on:

👉 how super is structured and protected
👉🏼 the three layers of a superfund
👉🏽 when SMSF investments go wrong and who's really to blame
👉🏾 why super fund failures happen: the Trio/Astara case explained
👉🏿 how the First Guardian and Shield collapse happened
👉 can we trust financial advice?
👉🏼 what to ask your adviser or fund to avoid fraud or bad products

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This content is for education and entertainment purposes only and is intended for Australian residents. It is not a substitute for professional financial, tax or legal advice. Any advice provided is general financial advice only, which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs.You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for your circumstances before acting on it. If you choose to buy a financial product, read the relevant product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD), and seek personal advice from a licensed adviser. We may discuss products, services or listener questions within our content for illustration and entertainment purposes. It is impossible to provide personal advice in this format, as we don’t know your individual financial situation. We may also change the names of questioners for privacy. While we do our best to provide accurate information, we accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies. Guest opinions are theirs and their respective licence holders. SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd and Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd, which holds Australian Financial Services Licence 451289. Please read our Financial Services Guide at moneypodcast.com.au.
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In today's Q&A, Glen and financial adviser Martin McGrath from Financial Edge Group discuss your questions about:

👉 pros & cons of starting a pension at 65
👉🏼 transfer balance cap & recontribution strategy
👉🏽 should I put savings into super before retiring?
👉🏾 moving back to Australia for the age pension
👉🏿 borrowing against home equity to invest

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This content is for education and entertainment purposes only and is intended for Australian residents. It is not a substitute for professional financial, tax or legal advice. Any advice provided is general financial advice only, which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs.You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for your circumstances before acting on it. If you choose to buy a financial product, read the relevant product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD), and seek personal advice from a licensed adviser. We may discuss products, services or listener questions within our content for illustration and entertainment purposes. It is impossible to provide personal advice in this format, as we don’t know your individual financial situation. We may also change the names of questioners for privacy. While we do our best to provide accurate information, we accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies. Guest opinions are theirs and their respective licence holders. SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd and Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd, which holds Australian Financial Services Licence 451289. Please read our Financial Services Guide at moneypodcast.com.au.
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In this episode, Glen James and financial adviser Martin McGrath go under the hood on investment bonds and unpack:

👉 what is an investment bond
👉🏼 how tax works
👉🏽 the rules
👉🏾 using investment bonds for kids and grandkids
👉🏿 the advantages
👉🏻 personal investing vs super vs investment bond
👉 high-income earner case study
👉🏼 using investment bonds for education purposes

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This content is for education and entertainment purposes only and is intended for Australian residents. It is not a substitute for professional financial, tax or legal advice. Any advice provided is general financial advice only, which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs.You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for your circumstances before acting on it. If you choose to buy a financial product, read the relevant product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD), and seek personal advice from a licensed adviser. We may discuss products, services or listener questions within our content for illustration and entertainment purposes. It is impossible to provide personal advice in this format, as we don’t know your individual financial situation. We may also change the names of questioners for privacy. While we do our best to provide accurate information, we accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies. Guest opinions are theirs and their respective licence holders. SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd and Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd, which holds Australian Financial Services Licence 451289. Please read our Financial Services Guide at moneypodcast.com.au.
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In this episode, Glen James and Nathan Fradley answer community questions:

👉 should Donna keep her money in super or in her transition to retirement account?
👉🏼 should Chris drip feed $15k into super, time the market or just put it in?
👉🏽 will moving super to pension mode affect Debbie's JobSeeker payment?
👉🏾 and what changes if you’ve got an SMSF
👉🏿 what happens to a reversionary pension when your spouse dies?

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Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose
to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. Symo Interactive Pty Ltd trading as Retire Right Australia & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.Martin McGrath, Financial Edge Group and their employed financial advisers are authorised representatives of Synchron Advice AFSL 243313.
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In this episode Glen is joined by financial adviser Nathan Fradley to discuss what an annuity is and how it works. They cover:

👉🏼 what are annuities and why are they incentivised
👉🏽 how they work
👉🏾 Centrelink concessions
👉🏿 a practical example case study
👉🏻 will I be better off by using an annuity?
👉 does the payment increase?
👉🏼 who do they help
👉🏽 downsides to consider

📘 The Quick-Start Guide to Investing by Glen James and Nick Bradley: https://www.investingbook.com.au/

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To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose
to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. Symo Interactive Pty Ltd trading as Retire Right Australia & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.Martin McGrath, Financial Edge Group and their employed financial advisers are authorised representatives of Synchron Advice AFSL 243313.
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