About this episode

This episode discusses common retirement mistakes Australians make and offers insights on investment strategies and market issues affecting retirement portfolios.

In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, Owen Rask puts Drew Meredith on the spot with a rapid-fire challenge: name the retirement mistakes Australians keep making before they quietly cost serious money. What follows is a practical checklist covering longevity risk, inflation, poor diversification, not reviewing super often enough, taking the wrong level of risk, carrying debt for too long, missing pension opportunities, overthinking aged care and even helping adult kids more than your plan can afford. From there, the conversation widens into the market issues shaping retirement portfolios right now. Owen and Drew unpack what higher bond yields actually mean for income-seeking investors, why bonds can suddenly look more attractive relative to shares, and how falling property prices might create both hesitation and opportunity. They also touch on private credit, the role of realistic budgeting, and the danger of assuming your retirement spending will follow a straight line. The final stretch takes on the broader investing backdrop, including Apple, AI capex and the latest bubble debate, but the heart of this episode is still simple: avoid the big retirement errors before they…

People in this episode

Host: Owen Rask

Guest: Drew Meredith

Topics covered

• retirement mistakes
• investment strategies
• portfolio construction
• market issues
• income-seeking investors
• budgeting
• retirement planning

Keywords

• retirement
• superannuation
• diversification
• bonds
• property prices
• private credit
• budgeting
• inflation
• longevity risk

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Products: The Money Reset

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