Noel Whittaker's Blog
By Noel Whittaker
I wrote recently about withdrawing money from your superannuation under the emergency regulations, and pointed out that it should only be done as a last resort. This was because of the compounding effect on a sum like $20,000 over 30 years. But this week a reader questioned the logic. He said “if the choice is …
Retirees suffered another blow last week with strong hints in the media that the big four banks may suspend all dividend payments for the next six months. As a result I have received a flood of emails asking if that’s a real possibility. It started when three of our major banks agreed to a request …
Today I will talk about to issues which are of major importance to retirees. The first concerns the minimum pension payments which must be made each year from the superannuation account in pension mode. The two relevant factors are the balance at June 30 last, and the age of the member. For example, a person …
For years I’ve talked about what I call “the guaranteed secret of wealth”, which in essence boils down to appreciating that everybody, irrespective of income, tends to pay their commitments, spend the balance, and end up broke on payday. This is why the easiest way to get ahead is to take on some sort of …
Recently a reader emailed me as follows “My super balance Is $260,000 and my wife’s balance is $80,000. When I input our numbers into your Super Contributions Indexed calculator, (7% return, 2% salary increase) my potential balance is $2.7M and hers is $1.4M by the time we reach 65. Given that my balance should well …