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Last home buyers: "Do your homework"

By Alice B on Thursday, March 13, 2014

Buying your first home is a daunting process that forces you to weigh up how you want live with what is realistically affordable.

When buying your last home, money may be less of an issue, but it should not stop being a consideration.

Tuning in: residents get targeted content through "in-house" TV channel

By Alice B on Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Retirement Living Online Managing Director Ben Hannemann dropped into the Golden Days Radio studio yesterday morning to chat with presenter Dudley Chamberlain about his latest venture, Web2TV, and how it can bring the glory days of radio back to those who lived them.

Financial literacy in retirement villages needs work

By Alice B on Friday, February 14, 2014

A study into the motivations of people who choose retirement village accommodation in New South Wales has found the financial literacy of potential residents to be a concern.

Macquarie University lecturer in applied finance Dr Timothy Kyng hopes to interview 60 new residents of retirement villages and 20 retirement village operators to compile the research which he expects to publish at the end of the year.