How bored, fatigued or generally past the whole COVID ‘thing’ are you? Not too fed up to read this, I hope. The pandemic which has defined our past two years is far from over, but the worst may (and I repeat may) have passed. This article contains some results from our recent survey of FiftyUp members on these matters. We didn’t get a great response in terms of numbers (maybe that’s anoth... read more>

If you are a true 50Up and haven’t started seriously financial planning for your retirement, it may be too late. To use the cliché, 40 is the new 60, which means you need to start strategizing for retirement savings sooner, not later. Some retirement planners surveyed 3000 people and, on average, found they were aged 61 before they were preparing for life after work. By then, it’s not ... read more>

If the wealth gap between the younger and older generations is widening and on account of age you are a beneficiary, does being richer make you necessarily feel ‘better off’? With crazy house price rises, it may depend on having children, and they could need recourse to the Bank of Mum and Dad to buy their own home. So where might many FiftyUp Club members, who are likely to be both homeo... read more>

I don’t believe in the existence or ability of spirits, psychics, or astrology, but should I try and understand better those who do? It’s a delicious and divisive question raised by a new book that has got me thinking about superstitions… and maybe you too. It’s especially relevant as the uncertainty and lack of control highlighted by COVID may have driven more of us to rely on divination... read more>

Even the best of news, such as the end of lockdowns and easing of restrictions, can provoke mixed emotions such as ‘Was it all worth it?’ So how do you feel now about these small wins that governments are announcing? Do they appear to be the beginning of the end or, as Churchill put it, the end of the beginning? Or perhaps - if you live outside NSW and VIC - you think it’s a step too far ... read more>