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Challenger research has reaffirmed advisers’ significant role in empowering retirement confidence as cost of living and heightened inflation risk continue to bite retirees’ portfolios.

The key to a "successful investment strategy" is the ability to generate returns over the long term and managing inflation is an important piece of the strategy, says a Challenger report.

American financial planner William Bengen came up with a neat answer to one of life’s thorniest financial questions – how long will my savings last in retirement? – and it took off like a rocket.

New research has found the great majority of Australians don’t feel they are financially ready for retirement.

Retirees can have it both ways by living a comfortable retirement and preserving capital for the next generation.

With the majority of retirement savings left unspent when most Australians die, advisers are playing a pivotal role in the growing landscape of retirement income products as industry focus shifts towards the decumulation phase.

Two new reports from CFS and Challenger have highlighted the benefits consumers gain from seeking advice as over half of those aged 50 and over fear outliving their savings amid the cost-of-living crisis.

The financial confidence of older Australians continues to take a beating thanks to mounting cost-of-living pressures, as many feel they will struggle with it well into the future, a new study shows.

New guaranteed-income products offer more choice to Baby Boomers worried about running out of money. This is what you need to know.

How retirees can overcome fear of outliving their savings by guaranteeing an income for life.