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What Does a Comfortable Retirement Really Mean?

The numbers say one thing. Living it can be something quite different.I read an SBS article recently telling me that Australians now believe they need more than $1 million in super to enjoy a comforta…

magner · Sep 16, 2026 · 📖 5 min read

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Private Health Insurance in Retirement — When Does It Become Too Expensive?

When Sheila and I arrived in Brisbane in 1988, after spending 22 years in New Zealand, one of the things we decided to do was take out private health insurance.I can't remember the exact premium we pa…

magner · Sep 15, 2026 · 📖 3 min read

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Superannuation — Who Was It Really For?

As time went by in my life, I never really gave much thought to retirement. When you're working and running a business, retirement seems a long way into the future. It wasn't something I spent much ti…

magner · Aug 31, 2026 · 📖 4 min read

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What Does a Comfortable Retirement Really Mean?

Private Health Insurance in Retirement — When Does It Become Too Expensive?

Superannuation — Who Was It Really For?