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Save now –cost of retiring going up
9 November 2009 |
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| The aggregate costs for a couple living comfortably in retirement were up 0.7% in the June quarter 2009 compared to the March 2009 quarter, according to the latest release of the Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard.As a result a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement needs to spend $51,132 a year, while those seeking a ‘modest’ retirement lifestyle need to spend $27,695 a year.For those wanting a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, costs rose by 2.1% over the year to the June quarter 2009.The cost of both a comfortable and modest retirement varies from state to state, based on the figures for a retired couple, here is a city by city breakdown.Perth is the most costly city for retirees for both a modest and comfortable lifestyle, followed by Brisbane and Darwin. Melbourne is the least costly city for both a modest and comfortable lifestyle for retirees, just less than Adelaide. |
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| Source : ASFA |
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| 30 November 2009 | - Loan repayments to go up tomorrow |
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| | - Credit card rates rise |
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| | - Record set in Melbourne property sales |
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| 27 November 2009 | - Customers like St George and ING Direct |
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| 26 November 2009 | - The Daily Telegraph's Home Buyer Survey |
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| | - Boomers and retirees are renovating |
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| 25 November 2009 | - NAB SMS banking looks smart |
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| | - Westpac opens new website |
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| 24 November 2009 | - We love credit again |
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| 23 November 2009 | - UBank gives loyalty bonus for TD rollovers |
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| | - Sydney auctions show improvement |
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| | - ANZ’s SaverPlus giving away cash |
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| 20 November 2009 | - Plenty of competition in mortgages says RBA |
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| | - Country ATMs charging $2.50 |
| | - Using PayPal to buy nappies |
| | - Use your Bendigo MasterCard and win |
| | - ME personal loans very very cheap |
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| 19 November 2009 | - RBA divided on rate rises |
| | - Rents up everywhere |
| | - Interest free loans from Westpac |
| | - AMP offering bonus savings rate |
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| | - Suncorp car loan looks competitive |
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| 18 November 2009 | - Third rate rise coming in December |
| | - Big correction in house prices coming |
| | - Darwin records highest rental yields |
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| | - CBA Debit MasterCard gets Applause |
| | - Young people in perpetual debt |
| | - Pay growth falls to 2.9 per cent |
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| 17 November 2009 | - Banks still raking in the fees |
| | - First home buyers need more savings |
| | - Mortgage stress on the rise again |
| | - Cash account good for super |
| | - Fix your bad credit file now |
| | - Banks and government need to work together |
| | - Bank chief’s pay to be limited |
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| 16 November 2009 | - Home renovations don’t pay off |
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| | - St George: Bank of the year |
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| | - CommSec suffers as investors pull out |
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| 13 November 2009 | - Online Savers slow to raise rates |
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| | - Credit Unions want young people |
| | - Credit ratings agencies overhauled |
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| 12 November 2009 | - Rate rises worry consumers |
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| | - Mecu wins awards and happy customers |
| | - Macquarie cash account matches RBA rates |
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| | - CBA wants to be the good guy |
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| 11 November 2009 | - Credit unions delivering better deals |
| | - ME Bank personal loan looks cheap |
| | - Banks slug small business |
| | - RaboBank opens new Victorian branch |
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| | - CBA travel card holds six currencies |
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| 10 November 2009 | - Twenty new branches for St George |
| | - Heritage delays rate rises until 2010 |
| | - Average home loan now $270K |
| | - Much needed home building boom arrives |
| | - Adelaide home prices booming |
| | - Voluntary recall for NAB Amex card |
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| 09 November 2009 | - Higher rates are coming soon |
| | - Auction results fall back slightly |
| | - There is more cash out there than ever before |
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| | - World leaders consider transaction tax |
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| 06 November 2009 | - UBank offers rate assurance on the USaver |
| | - Stevens says rates are going to keep going up |
| | - ME Bank says we have lower fees |
| | - Banks jack up margins |
| | - Super investors to get slugged |
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| 05 November 2009 | - VIDEO: InfoChoice on Today Tonight - $6bn Savings |
| | - Rudd very very concerned about rate rises |
| | - Westpac winning over homebuyers |
| | - RAMS delivers rate relief |
| | - Jetstar Mastercard has low rate plus rewards |
| | - Westpac challenging CBA |
| | - Bank profits down in 2009 |
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| 04 November 2009 | - Big 4 quick to move rates |
| | - Mortgage rates go up again |
| | - Deposit rates go up |
| | - The RBA signals more pain ahead |
| | - Westpac spares business from rate rise |
| | - ANZ falls back into line on rates |
| | - PayPal to take on banks in real world |
| | - PayPal to crush cards online |
| | - ANZ pre-paid Visa is on MySpace |
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| 03 November 2009 | - No more signatures says Visa |
| | - Netbank open for a chat |
| | - CBA pays staff to push debt |
| | - CBA sets up indigenous bankers |
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| 02 November 2009 | - Aussies are stashing their cash |
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