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Two elderly males resting after playing basketball

Articles Portfolio Construction

08/05/2020

The Flaw of Averages: planning for individuals, not averages

The idea of an ‘average’ retiree is a myth – so why base a financial…

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Articles Portfolio Construction

21/04/2020

Retirees forced to ‘park the bus’ – but where?

To coin a football analogy, ‘parking the bus’ means taking a defensive stance to protect…

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Articles Retirement Conversations

21/04/2020

Crucial Conversations – Time to talk. Time to listen

Humans are social animals. We thrive in communities with the support and knowledge that communication…

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An elderly mother and son in the backyard doing some gardening with shovel and pitchfork

Articles Retirement Conversations

15/04/2020

Panic Selling: How to protect your retiree clients in times of market stress

As market volatility continues to impact on retirement savings, it’s understandable that many of your…

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Articles Research Infocus Retirement Conversations

29/11/2019

Humans are not necessarily rational thinkers, especially in retirement – Part 3

An Adviser's guide to factoring in human behaviour when building retirement income strategies.

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Humans are not necessarily rational thinkers, especially in retirement – Part 2

Articles Research Infocus Retirement Conversations

24/10/2019

Humans are not necessarily rational thinkers, especially in retirement – Part 2

Part two of a four-part series on how to factor in human behaviour when building…

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An older couple take a break from hiking to enjoy coffee on a Utah outlook overlooking a canyon. He is holding her around the waist and she is holding a coffee mug and laughing at the camera.

Portfolio Construction Video

18/10/2019

It’s a birthday lottery

How much of an impact does your client's birth date have on how long their…

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Articles Portfolio Construction

15/10/2019

The New Frontier for Retirement Portfolios

Retirement portfolios should be different from accumulation portfolios because retiree needs and risks are different.

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Senior couple bushwalking in the spectacular Australian Blue Mountains

Retirement Conversations Video

22/08/2019

Helping your clients live their best retirement

Providing a more holistic service offering can help your clients live their best retirement and…

Ray Smith

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A happy senior couple sitting on the side of a sail boat on a calm blue sea looking and pointing to a clear horizon

Retirement Conversations Video

22/08/2019

How Jon lives his ‘best retirement’

What retirement looks like for each client can vary widely. We meet Jon and listen…

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