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New research finds that people who live in areas with high unemployment in their youth are more likely to retire early.
Millennials are more financially conservative than their high debt balances might suggest.
Evidence suggests that black South Africans can and do save money -- just not for retirement.
It's never too early nor too late to start your saving program. Whether it’s an RRSP or TSFA -- or preferably both -- they are both important and easy ways to help you achieve your financial goals.
Grey nomads travel Australia because they have the desire and the means to do so. Could future generations end up following in their footsteps because they can no longer work and stay in one place?
Americans are increasingly struggling to save enough for retirement. If Social Security isn't saved, growing old in poverty will likely become more common.
Compelling Australians to put even more into super runs the risk of giving them a better standard of living in retirement than they had while working.
An ageing population doesn't have to be an economic burden.
Older men are more at risk of loneliness than woman. Feeling isolated increases the risk of anxiety and depression.
Employees and their pensions will increasingly be at the mercy of financial markets thanks to a coalition of culprits.
Tech-savvy baby boomers are driving the trend towards retirement living in high-rise city apartments.
What happens to motivated, determined and egotistical men when they are forced to abandon the White House? As John Quincy Adams once said, 'There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president.'
Social Security will have to dip into its trust fund to pay benefits this year for the first time since 1982. Should we be worried?
Despite recent reforms, the superannuation system is still beset with problems such as high fees and patchy performance. You need to pay attention if you want to make sure your nest egg's in the best hands.
What your career history means for your retirement future.
Many athletes struggle with joblessness, depression or a lack of purpose as they enter retirement.
Mandatory retirement ages are mostly a thing of the past in Australia. Removing the last vestiges of this practice is one way to address the problem of Australia's ageing workforce.
A recent study suggests that divesting in fossil fuels not only allows investors to address their climate change concerns, it also reduces financial risks and increases financial returns.
The ingredients for a good old age differ, not just because of where you live, but also depending on your income.
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Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW
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Professor of Finance, University of Sydney
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Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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John Daley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor in the Department of Finance and co-director of the Brain, Mind & Markets Laboratory, University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Finance, Monash University
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Senior Associate, Monash University
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Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston
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retired, University of Western Australia
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Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
