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ummmm 6.5% (grossed up with franking credit) :o. This is actually lower then what i'm paying on my mortgage. Your right on that i will need a fair bit of capital for retirement (probably 1million in todays $$$).

I think property has its place in a portfolio, below for myself: * more so during initial stages (building portfolio) * less so during transition to retirement (more of an income focus) I prefer LIC's over direct holdings because i don't have to spend as much time monitoring the holdings. The...

Just an edit to this which i can't do now is bolded and in red

Source: Shares (Listed investment companies), they generally have some cash reserves and can keep dividends steady if payouts from underlying businesses drop Eg. During GFC dividends where cut around 30%, some of the larger lics continued to pay the same dividend from retained earnings. They...

great advice their. In response to the thread starters question http://www.superannuation.asn.au/RS/default.aspx A westpac study shows the following Comfortable lifestyle for couple: $53,879 Comfortable lifestyle for couple: $39,393 Data from Dec 2010...