The No-Regrets Guide to Retirement How to Live Well, Invest Wisely and Make Your Money Last

Learn to take control of your finances and your retirement with this one-stop Australian financial planning bible 

Have you ever wondered if you have enough money to make it through retirement? The No-Regrets Retirement Guide: How to Live Well, Invest Wisely and Make Your Money Last provides readers with a definitive answer to that question, as well as many others you may have always wanted to ask. Qualified financial planner and author Patricia Howard offers no-nonsense guidance on what it takes to get you to, and through, retirement. You’ll learn how to: 

• Develop a positive and productive mindset as you enter retirement 
• Take control of your finances, regardless of how much money you make or have 
• Learn how to live on invested income rather than earned income 
• Understand and learn to avoid the biggest pitfalls people commonly encounter as they approach retirement 

Perfect for people entering or already in retirement, The No-Regrets Retirement Guide also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone interested in ensuring they are in a financial position to enjoy their golden years.  

Advocating for client rights and the provision of better financial planning advice across the industry, has been a life long passion for Patricia Howard, author, journalist and leading financial planner.
Patricia has spent her career writing as a leading finance journalist for The Australian newspaper, the Australian Financial Review and the Age newspaper, covering such important stories as the Pyramid Collapse, the deregulation of the Australian Financial Sector and the impact of the recent Royal Commission.

Preface vii

Introduction ix

1 Retirement: a good news story 1

2 Plan for a truly great retirement 21

3 Make good investment choices 43

4 Give up the (financial) smokes! 63

5 Live like a millionaire 83

6 Thrive in retirement 101

7 Families: love ’em and leave ’em 117

8 Sexually transmitted poverty 135

9 Build your escape hatch 153

A final word 169

Index 171

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