Downsizing is a common strategy in retirement and while selling up and moving to a smaller, more manageable home can be a good solution for some, for many it is often driven by the need to access funds rather...
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How much do you need to comfortably retire? It’s a common concern and it all depends on how you plan to spend your retirement, as well as any big costs you might have now, or planned for down the...
No matter how much we plan and try to prepare for the future, it’s probably impossible to predict and be ready for every possible event - especially when we are sometimes hit with more than one unexpected crisis or...
Retired and living on the age pension? Find out how a reverse mortgage can be used to help fund life's big purchases so you can be more comfortable in retirement
Senior homeowners who have little savings face some difficult choices: either downgrade their lifestyle to get by on government payments or tap their remaining asset - the family home - to cover their expenses.
Find out how reverse mortgages can be used to help fund retirement, refinance debt and make your super last longer.
One of Australia's most experienced reverse mortgage advisers Bob Budreika talks to Radio Fiveaa's Tony Pilkington about how retirees can benefit from seeking affordable, tailored advice on their finances - and how his new national business Smooth Retirement is...
A chance meeting four years ago inspired two South Australians to get together to create a specialised new financial advice service just for retirees. Disgruntled with the financial services industry’s treatment of Australian retirees, Bob Budreika and Scott Phillips...
What if your retirement finances haven't gone to plan? Divorce, redundancy, raising kids and coming into the superannuation system too late are just some of the life event that have left many retirees with insufficient funds. Smooth Retirement's Scott...
Retirees are too often left struggling with their finances without the help and guidance they need, according to one of WA’s leading institutional investors. Reverse mortgages have changed. Smooth Retirement remodels two case studies dating back to 2006 which have...