Few would feel sorrow for the forced retirements of the hard-working and probably very well-paid partners from top accountancy and consultancy firms. One of them, KPMG, recently scrapped its retirement age policy of just 58. Another Deloitte says their top people will no longer be ‘expected’ to leave aged 62. Yet for the rest of us, it pays to figure out what, if any, laws apply to when y... read more>

If there’s any ‘good’ news from this pandemic, it may be the massive sums of money we have stashed away while unable to blow them on travel, dining out and other delights. It all adds up to $140 billion or about 10% of annual household income, so when the worst is over, on what would you spend the money? Assuming you are lucky enough to be a beneficiary of these savings, three classical e... read more>

Here’s  a ‘V-sign’, as in victory,  to the only story in town: the variants, the vaccines and older Australians’ vacillation about getting the plentiful AstraZeneca jab. We may have little choice around the virus apart from isolating and hoping for the best. But the feeling there should be some personal choice between AstraZeneca and Pfizer has fired up delays which will have ‘Delta’ delight... read more>

The work from home revolution may actually benefit many older workers who, it's claimed, are more resilient to change due to their age and experience. Most of the data comes from the USA, but the trends are clear. While many workers and businesses seem to like workplace reorientation, mature employees do stand to gain more. Five reasons why working from home (WFH) benefits older workers: ... read more>

If there’s one thing more frustrating than being locked down, it’s being showered with sanctimonious rubbish of what you might do with your spare time. With half of the country now restricted in various ways, it’s time, especially for older Aussies, to demolish others’ self-serving lockdown lists and install your mischievous own. I’m sorry, but I don’t appreciate being admonished at the e... read more>