Glen and Martin unpack questions from the Retire Right Facebook community touching on:

👉 how a bucket strategy works

👉🏼 bucket strategy with a defined benefit pension

👉🏽 is investing in super or property safer in retirement?

👉🏾 market crash, correction and bear market terms explained

👉🏿 moving from accumulation to pension phase & tax

👉🏻 selling an investment property in retirement & a tax strategy

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In this community Q&A, Glen and Martin chat about:

👉 selling investment property in retirement & putting in super

👉🏼 Centrelink assets and exemptions

👉🏽 market volatility and switching to low risk

👉🏾 mortgage repayments vs super in your 50s

👉🏿 how to compare super fund performance

👉🏻 long service leave - lump sum vs taking leave over time

Note: Glen mentions the RBA cash rate in this episode which was recorded before the Feb 2026 RBA rate rise.

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Read Long Service Leave at Retirement, Lump Sum or Regular Payments: https://www.financialedgegroup.com.au/blog/long-service-leave-at-retirement-lump-sum-or-regular-payments

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You can save for decades and still struggle to spend. Glen James and Vince Scully break down the concept of "dying with zero", the mental shift required in retirement and why advice fees often feel harder than they should.

👉🏼 you can save for decades and still struggle to spend

👉🏽 why switching from saving to spending feels so hard

👉🏾 real retiree case study: mindset blocks

👉🏿 why advice fees feel harder than they should

👉🏻 monthly costs vs total wealth thinking

👉 what the die with zero concept actually means

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 to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. Symo Interactive Pty Ltd trading as Retire Right Australia & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289. Martin McGrath, Financial Edge Group and their employed financial advisers are authorised representatives of Synchron Advice AFSL 243313.

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Thinking about buying property in your 50s or 60s? In this episode Glen is joined by buyer’s advocate John Pidgeon to break down what actually matters when buying property later in life. They touch on:

👉 an introduction to John Pidgeon

👉🏼 can you still buy property after 50?

👉🏽 lending for older folk

👉🏾 case study: securing an IP loan against your PPOR using equity

👉🏿 time in the market vs timing the market

👉🏻 what are your risk levels & pursuing a yield vs growth strategy

👉 should I buy property with my super?

👉🏼 John’s final tips

John's book, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future: https://www.sortyourpropertyout.com/

this is property podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisproperty

John's property coaching website: https://www.solverewealth.com.au/

John's buyer's agent service: https://www.envisageproperty.com.au/

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 to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. Symo Interactive Pty Ltd trading as Retire Right Australia & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.Martin McGrath, Financial Edge Group and their employed financial advisers are authorised representatives of Synchron Advice AFSL 243313.

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Brett Evans, founder of Atlas Wealth, joins Glen to chat about all things expat! They touch on:

👉🏼 a little about Brett, his work in the expat space

👉🏽 how does tax work while living and working overseas?

👉🏾 moving to Malta - how does this affect my age pension + tax?

👉🏿 if moving overseas for retirement, do you need to keep an Aussie bank account?

👉🏻 living in Singapore but repatriating - sell my investment properties in Australia?

👉 returning to Australia after 25 years, what do I prepare?

👉🏼 how to prepare a will while living overseas

👉🏽 will you lose Centrelink benefits if you move overseas?

👉🏾 they address a quick listener case study

👉🏿 some quick rapid fire expat questions

Check out Brett's book, The Expats Handbook: https://amzn.to/4pGmrsZ

Check out Atlas Wealth: https://atlaswealth.com/au/

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In today's episode Glen and financial adviser Nathan Fradley unpack a real and confronting retirement case study about 69 year old Anne*, a recently widowed retiree whose financial and housing security was devastated through elder financial abuse by a family member. She now faces the question: rent, buy or another solution?

*Name changed for privacy

👉🏾 the case study & backstory to Anne’s current circumstances

👉🏻 challenges, goals & questions

👉 Centrelink asset rules & pension impacts

👉🏼 considerations for complex situations

👉🏽 the renting scenario & numbers

👉🏾 the buying scenario & numbers

👉🏿 retirement village scenario

👉 granny flat arrangement scenario

👉🏻 projections for aged care costs at age 80 for each scenario

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 to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. Symo Interactive Pty Ltd trading as Retire Right Australia & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.Martin McGrath, Financial Edge Group and their employed financial advisers are authorised representatives of Synchron Advice AFSL 243313.

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Glen and Martin discuss the essential ways to prepare 10 years out from retirement.

👉🏾 review and pay down debt

👉🏿 know your numbers

👉🏻 living arrangements

👉 start thinking about lifestyle goals

👉🏼 super investment options

👉🏽 review super beneficiaries & estate planning

👉🏾 mortgage strategy

👉🏿 gifting considerations

Download the free ebook, 10 things to master 10 years before retirement: https://www.retireright.com.au/download

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Glen & Gemma Dale answer investing questions from the Retire Right Facebook group, touching on:

👉 should I invest in listed private credit ETF for income in retirement 

👉🏼 investing for kids for minimum 10 year timeframe

👉🏽 are there any tax benefits for selling shares before age 60 and putting in super?

👉🏾 is one vanguard international fund and one vanguard Australian fund enough?

Learn how to be a better investor with 'The Quick-Start Guide to Investing' book: https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

6 ways to invest for kids: https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/blog/investment-for-kids-6-ways-to-invest-for-your-kids

Check out Gemma's podcast Your Wealth wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In today's episode Glen James, Martin McGrath and Nathan Fradley answer your questions about super in retirement covering:

👉🏾 accessing super to help children buy a property

👉🏿 if I don’t spend all my compulsory pension drawdown, can I put the money back into super?

👉🏻 types of super beneficiaries explained & reversionary pension explained

👉 what actually happens to your super pension when your spouse dies?

👉🏽 can inheriting a pension push you over the transfer balance cap?

👉🏼 should you withdraw super at retirement to pay off your mortgage?

👉🏾 triggering access to the super at age 60 through change of employment

👉🏿 if you and your spouse pass at the same time how is a binding nomination handled?

👉🏻 use the downsizer contribution vs non concessional contribution via bring forward rule following the sale of your home

👉🏼 Martin and Nathan's advice around super

Check out Nathan's blog here: https://www.nathanfradley.com.au/blog

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Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. Symo Interactive Pty Ltd trading as Retire Right Australia & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.Martin McGrath, Financial Edge Group and their employed financial advisers are authorised representatives of Synchron Advice AFSL 243313.

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Glen James, Martin McGrath and Nathan Fradley break down bucket strategies for retirement - how to build them, how to draw down from them and how your investment allocation should shift before and after you stop working.

👉🏾 bucket strategy - two different approaches to setting one up

👉🏿 rebalancing for income in pension mode using a bucket strategy

👉🏻 if you have money outside of super, do you still need cash inside super?

👉 the optimal time to setup a bucket strategy

👉🏼 asset allocation leading up to retirement

👉🏽 pros and cons of the mysuper lifestage superannuation option

Martin McGrath is a financial adviser at https://www.financialedgegroup.com.au/

Nathan Fradley is a financial adviser at https://www.nathanfradley.com.au/

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Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. Symo Interactive Pty Ltd trading as Retire Right Australia & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.Martin McGrath, Financial Edge Group and their employed financial advisers are authorised representatives of Synchron Advice AFSL 243313.

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