Come to a retirement planning seminar
Our seminars are a great way to learn more about your super and start planning for your retirement. If you have a partner, they’re welcome to come with you.
Our seminars include:
Retirement planning seminar
This seminar is designed for you if:
- You’re aged 55 or over
- You’re planning to retire in two to five years from now
- You want to learn the basics of retirement planning
If you're just beginning to plan your retirement, this 2.5-hour seminar will give you information and general advice on:
- Super - West State Super, GESB Super and Gold State Super
- Our retirement solutions - GESB Super, West State Super and Retirement Income Pension (including RI Allocated Pension and Transition to Retirement Pension)
- Retirement options - an overview of the options you have with your super and the help available from Centrelink
Transition to retirement seminar
When thinking about your options for retirement, you may want to consider accessing part of your super using a transition to retirement strategy.
This 1-hour seminar will explain what a transition to retirement strategy is and help you discover the financial benefits available to you, such as:
- Increasing your super - you can continue to work and sacrifice some of your salary to super
- Reducing your hours - you can work less without reducing your overall income, as your pension can make up for your lower salary
- Increasing your income - you can receive income from a pension as well as your normal salary
Learning about Gold State Super
This 90-minute seminar is designed for you if:
- You’re a member of Gold State Super
- You want to learn about the unique benefits and features of your Gold State Super account
- You’re starting to plan for your future retirement
In this seminar, you’ll learn how and when you can access your super as a Gold State Super member and what it could mean for your retirement. This seminar will cover:
- How your Final Benefit is calculated
- The impact of working part time and taking leave on your super
- How salary maintenance works
- Your insurance benefits
- When you can access your Gold State Super
- What a transition to retirement strategy could mean for you
More information
- Get some helpful retirement tips
- Try our Retirement planning calculator
- Read more about transition to retirement
Need help
- Attend a seminar
- Book a Retirement Options Service appointment
- Call us on 13 43 72
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