
Why you'll never be able to retire
Retirement has become an outdated concept for 140,000 New Zealanders who have reached 65 and are still clocking in to work.
Retirement has become an outdated concept for 140,000 New Zealanders who have reached 65 and are still clocking in to work.
COMMENT: The unpalatable truth though is that if I wanted to have a retirement of choices and freedom, I should have planned for it 30 years ago.
Retirement used to be synonymous with receiving National Superannuation. Not any more.
You might be free of the old 9-to-5 but experts suggest sticking to schedule or finding your natural rhythm.
Associate Health Minister confirms Government is looking at means testing and asset testing for older New Zealanders needing home and community support services.
COMMENT: Cashing up your KiwiSaver - it's what you do with your squillions when you reach 65, isn't it?
Arvida Group reported annual earnings ahead of its prospectus forecast and is confident of further gains in 2017.
Summerset Group plans to build a second retirement village in Nelson after buying an eight-hectare site in Richmond.
COMMENT: Many foreigners living here agree that you really need $40,000 stashed away somewhere in case of emergencies.
COMMENT: When Bill English delivers his next Budget a month from now, he will no doubt portray the Govt as a model of providence and fiscal responsibility.
Retirement giant Metlifecare has indicated more of an appetite for Auckland than the Wairarapa with its latest move.
COMMENT: Does the CPI fairly represent the speed of price rises for superannuitants?
COMMENT: Underfunding of schemes, low interest rates and longer lives all add to pressure.
COMMENT: Even on a modest budget, a life of leisure in Thailand offers great weather, fabulous food and adventure.
Kiwi pension policy is unusual in developed world, writes Mary Holm.
Five things Kiwis need to know about how our retirement village sector stacks up as boomers age.
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Holidaying in the sun may be in the plan for many retiring baby boomers but that won't be the reality for most.
At 64, you might think Bruce Kerr would be fondly planning his own retirement.
More than 11 new retirement villages will need to be built annually to cater for our aging population.
Retirement giant Ryman Healthcare has released the first image of a $100 million North Shore village on a site where hundreds of people will live.
Women in Australia still retire with around half as much superannuation than men despite more women in the workforce.
Mary Holm talks enjoying wealth, insurance brokers and property woes.
Arvida Group posted its first-half profit of about $7.4 million, putting it on track to meet its prospectus forecast for full-year earnings.
Mary Holm talks property decisions, bond yields, share funds and KiwiSaver providers.
Things are booming at rest-home builder and operator Ryman Healtcare, with profits growing and a pipeline of new villages underway.