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Retired and bored. There’s no excuse, really. There is so much challenging, educational and fulfilling material online to fill in the day. The silver lining is that much of it is free.

Love reading but have trouble fitting it into a busy schedule? In that case, listening to your beloved authors is an enticing alternative, especially if the narrator just happens to be your favourite Hollywood star.

The older people get, the more cover they need, and the costlier it gets – especially if they have pre-existing medical conditions. The irony is they have typically never been in a better position, either timewise or financially, to travel.

While the headline number was a 3.73 per cent increase, what it concealed was that four of the big five funds had higher increases. Now National Seniors Australia wants to make private health insurance an election issue.

With Australia’s aged care system undergoing massive reform, it will pay dividends for older Australians (and their families) to closely examine the costs and benefits of the different options available.

Whether it’s war, comedy or drama, these 11 movies have been at the forefront of telling our unique stories to local and international audiences.

Homeowners with hefty mortgages and the government might have been all smiles after 25 basis points were shaved off the cash rate last week, but it came as a body blow to self-funded retirees wedded to term deposits.

Banks, social media companies and telcos will be on the front line of a new security framework aimed at making life safer online. Those that fail to protect consumers can expect to pay hefty fines.

For many retirees, machine learning is the brave new world they want nothing to do with. Yet it does offer advantages for those who are prepared to have an open mind about this technology.

A mobile phone provides an entrée into different worlds of learning. Whether it be studying a language, doing a university course or acquiring a creative skill, there will be an app that fits the bill.

The government’s proposal to tax earnings on super balances exceeding $3 million has hit a roadblock in the Senate that is unlikely to be resolved before the election due by May 17.

Baby boomers entering retirement wanting financial direction are looking for assurances that their advisers are offering value for what can be an expensive service.