Nick Bruining - Author In-Conversation: Don't Panic

Want to plan your retirement but don't know where to start? Join trusted financial adviser Nick Bruining as we dive into his book, Don't Panic, a guide to help you plan your retirement with a modest amount of savings.

About the Book:

How to build your own retirement financial plan in an easy-to-follow guide.

See how a couple with $300,000 in savings can generate a tax free retirement income of more than $60,000 per annum, all using low-risk strategies.

Written by one of Australia’s most trusted financial advisers. Nick has been a feature of ABC local radio for more than 25 years, dishing out practical financial tips to listeners on a regular basis. Nick is also the senior personal finance writer for Seven West Media and a former personal finance reporter for Seven News.

Don’t Panic is designed for Australians seeking to retire comfortably with a modest amount in savings.

All the key components to a happy retirement are explained in detail, including Centrelink, Tax, Investments and Superannuation.

An update to the highly successful earlier editions with the latest numbers and strategies.

Plus, practical tricks and tips, drawn on more than 35 years as a practicing financial planner.Key topics include:

1. Leveraging Centrelink benefits to maximise your income and wellbeing.

2. Strategies for downsizing your home to free up capital and reduce expenses

3. Learn how in retirement, tax returns are a thing of the past.

4. How your spending habits will change as you age.

5. Managing superannuation effectively to extend your retirement savings

6. Understanding gifting rules and how they can “earn” you nearly 8 percent per annum form the Government.

7. Navigating account-based pensions for steady, tax-efficient income

With clear guidance tailored to today’s retirement landscape, Don’t Panic! empowers you to plan confidently and enjoy the retirement you deserve.

Nick’s book will be available for purchase by courtesy of Dymocks Booksellers and Nick will be happy to sign copies of his book.

About The Author

Nick Bruining has more than 37 years in the financial advice industry, acting as both an adviser to individuals through the practice he founded, and also sharing his knowledge through his many roles, including:

• Columnist/Writer The West Australian Newspaper 1999 - present.
• Reporter/Commentator Seven Network Perth, 2013 - 2021.
• ABC Radio, National - Monthly, Philip Clark Nightlife, 2019 - present
• ABC Radio WA - Thursday "Money Man, Money Matters", 2003 - present
• 6PR Commentator, 2005 - 2020
• Author and Presenter "The Retirement Masterclass"

Nick was one of the earliest recipients of the Financial Planner of the Year Award.

He is the author of a number of best-selling books including “Don’t Panic - Why you don’t need $1 Million to retire well”, and as co-author of "Don’t Panic - Aged Care".

Nick is an economist by education and was previously a lecturer at the prestigious Curtin University.

He is a director and board member of the highly-regarded Certified Independent Financial Advisers Association Ltd and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Financial Planning) and a Diploma of Financial Planning. He is also a FAICD Director.

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