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168 hours per week…30 years…3 decades…262,080 hoursThat’s a looong time to keep busy.The modern retirement can span 20 to 30 years and maybe even more dependent on health.It’s no longer a vision of spending endless days on the park bench. That was your parent’s and grandparent’s retirement.Retirees today are more active than ever, healthier than ever (even…
Read MoreDream Up Your Retirement Worksheet! Step #1 – Dream up your best life in retirement. Click here to download Dream up your retirement worksheet>> Instructions on how to complete the worksheet:#1 We’ve broken the retirement lifestyle in 4 categories, Vocation, Vacation, Relaxation, and Recreation. Pick the ones you value most.#2 Pick up to 6 (if you…
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What type of investor are you? Are you a confident investor? You know how it works. Buy growth investments. Hold for the long term. You know compound interest will work for you. You don’t panic when share markets fall. Actually, you look forward to it like when your favourite shop goes on sale once a…
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Retirement rules broken…experiences lost…where is Elfie? Eagerly searching room by room.After no success.Dad, dad, where is Elfie, have you seen him?No, no but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s upset about your recent behaviour…Not believing me they went searching a second time.The eldest (9) came back with tears in his eyes devastated that they could…
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Lessons from the FIRE movement that will save your Retirement… The FIRE movement hey, what are you talking about this time, Glenn?You may or may not have heard of the FIRE movement or Financially Independent Retire Early.They want to do things differently, impatient, wanting to not wait until their 60’s to enjoy the freedoms most work their whole…
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I’m a big fan of maximising my time for experiences. Alarm blaring at 5 am, I roll out of bed reluctantly but a little excited. Realising the day ahead I get dressed. I grab my lunch and drive half an hour to the boat ramp dreary eyed, but looking forward to what was going to…
Read MoreDear Valued Jigsaw Client, So, we’re less than 100 days until the end of another year. As a large number of our clients return from their hiatus from the cold, spending months in the warmer parts of Australia, I reflect where our clients have been and what experiences are to come. We’ve had clients…
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There I was in a client meeting discussing with James and Cindy their travel plans. They were in there late 60’s and had been retired for some time.They had been farmers all their life, sold up and retired. Initially, it was difficult for them to adjust in the first few years, not only with the fact their…
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I think it’s fair to say the financial services industry has taken a battering to say the least over the last two years. Largely driven by the Royal Commission into the practices of the financial services industry. You may have been following closely what has transpired over the last 2 yrs and been shocked at…
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