Your Retirement
Australian’s in retirement at 65
At SOLID we believe that you have to live deliberately around building your future. Financial success is by choice—it doesn't just happen.
As we can map Intelligence (IQ); Adversity (AQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ), today there are studies around Financial Intelligence (FQ).
At SOLID we believe that FQ is largely learnt from our parents along with the various disciplines around saving money. But like all things in life it is never too late to improve your FQ. Start today by contacting us and start the journey towards financial security.
It’s easy to see why people today are looking for options...
“51% of women who intended to retire between 45 and 54 expected to have no personal income source when they retired.”
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - April 2009
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - April 2009
“In 2007 two million retired Australians, who represented 66 percent of the retired population, reported that their only source of income was the pension of $235.75 per person/per couple a week.”
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
“Between 2003 and 2007, 78% of retired Australians who had received a lump sum superannuation payment received less than $15,600. Only 4% of Australians retiring stated that they were financially secure in their retirement with a gross income of more than $1,000 gross weekly income.”
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
“The majority of Australians surveyed over the past 20 years state 65 to 69 years as their expected age of retirement. However statistics prove that 31% of these people actually retired at 57 due to ill health or inability to continue working. This leaves a gap of approximately 10 years in loss of expected income for the average Australian. Have you planned for this?”
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
“Despite government legislated superannuation contributions there has been no change in household planning for retirement over the past 20 years, despite the governments push towards self-funded retirement.”
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - March 2009
“Of course I minimise my tax - any Australian who doesn’t needs their head read.”
| Formerly Australia’s richest man - Kerry Packer, Courier Mail 2/11/91
| Formerly Australia’s richest man - Kerry Packer, Courier Mail 2/11/91
