Friends With Money #196: Navigating retirement - Common pitfalls

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What are the top five mistakes people make regarding retirement?

Did you know, for example, that you need to start planning for retirement a decade beforehand?

This week on the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Vanessa Walker sits down in the studio with Money's super columnist Vita Palestrant to chat about the top do's and don'ts when heading into retirement.

friends with money 196 navigating retirement pitfalls

  • What's the biggest mistake that people make?
  • Why is super such a great investment and tax strategy, no matter what age?
  • Should you be worried about the risks?
  • What strategies are there if you don't have enough?

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Friends With Money is a weekly personal finance podcast by Money magazine, offering expert insights on investing, budgeting, superannuation, property, and other money strategies for everyday Australians.

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Vanessa Walker is the managing editor of Money and one of the hosts of the Friends With Money podcast. She is a journalist, author and former editor in chief of Houzz. Vanessa has a Bachelor of Political Science and post-graduate studies in journalism. Connect with Vanessa Walker on LinkedIn.

Vita Palestrant has contributed to Money for more than 15 years. Previously, she was the editor of the Money section of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Vita has worked on major metropolitan newspapers in Australia and overseas and has won several prestigious journalism awards, including the Citigroup Award for Excellence in Journalism - Personal Finance.