Over the past week or so I have been reading a couple of articles that painted a rather gloomy outlook for retirees in the coming years. Most Australians will be reliant on the government age pension to meet all, or a part, of their income needs – at least some time in their retirement. That is an inescapable fact. A small number of the population will remain self-funded retirees – for example; having no reliance on government funded income support (except for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card). However for the most part, at some stage in retirement, we will need […]