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Aussies need help to navigate the great wealth transfer: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... concerns. "Much of the commentary has been focused on the positives of an inheritance and how this could help younger Australians with issues such as housing affordability. However, it is clear that there are also some concerns," Jackson said. "Our research ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... repayments on bigger mortgages for longer, worsening housing affordability and cost-of-living pressures on younger Australians. "And if people retire with less super, that will also push up Age Pension costs - a bill that every Australian taxpayer would ...

Investment habits of the generations revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... information from 'finfluencers' or social media, compared to just over one in 10 Gen Ys and only 3% of Gen Xs. "Younger Australians - particularly Gen Z and Gen Y - are approaching financial management with different expectations and priorities compared ...

Intergenerational wealth picture 'bleak': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... Sathanapally said it was up to everyone - governments, institutions, and older generations - to make sure younger Australians get a better deal. Sathanapally said there are clear policy opportunities to improve generational fairness. "Taking these opportunities ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... are turning to their friends and families to seek related information. This is reflected especially through younger Australians.

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... million threshold to Consumer Price Index (CPI) and this lack of indexation will disproportionately impact younger Australians," Tink argued. "For the Australian super system to work, it's important people have confidence in the reliability and consistency ...

Heightened costs push young Aussies to plan ahead: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... have. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the findings are "encouraging". "It's encouraging to see younger Australians actively planning for their retirement because even small changes made now can have a big impact down the track," Blakey said. ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... retirement. AMP bank group executive Sean O'Malley said fears around homeownership is a justifiable concern for younger Australians. "Building the financial confidence of retirees and finding better ways to unlock home equity would also empower more ...

Trend among young Aussies highlights need for affordable advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... advisers, and 6% had been advised through their super funds. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, younger Australians are consistently more likely to report having been cybercrime victims than their older counterparts. "We are seeing ...

Early contributions boost retirement balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... option has been confirmed by modelling from advice tech platform Otivo. Otivo's modelling reported that if younger Australians (20 years old) start additional contributions to their superannuation, compared to contributions later in life (35 years ...