Approaching retirement

You've built the career. Now build the exit.

The last decade of work is where the biggest retirement decisions live, and where good structure earns more than any pay rise. We turn "hopefully" into a plan.

Sound familiar?

The questions that keep showing up.

"I earn well. But I honestly couldn't tell you the number we'd need to stop."

"Super, shares, the offset, the house: it's all there. It's just not a plan."

"I know these final working years matter most. That's exactly why I keep putting it off."

"What if I pick a date, retire, and it doesn't last?"

"I don't want to work a day longer than I have to. Or stop a year too early."

What we do together

From "hopefully" to a date you can trust.

Not a product list. A working partnership built around four outcomes.

01

Clarity on the number

What does "enough" actually look like: not a rule of thumb, but tested against the life you intend to live? That number changes everything downstream, so we start there.

02

A final-decade structure

Your peak earning years are the engine of the whole plan. Contribution strategy, tax structure, debt sequencing, all set up so every high-income year pulls its full weight.

03

A date, stress-tested

We model your retirement date against the scenarios that worry you (markets falling early, living longer than expected, helping the kids) so the date holds under pressure, not just on paper.

04

Accountability to actually do it

The strategies aren't secret; the follow-through is rare. We keep score with you, year after year, so the plan gets executed instead of admired.

Worth reading

Straight answers for the final stretch.

Retirement

The five questions to answer before you set a retirement date

Most people fixate on the number. The date matters more, and here's how to test yours.

Superannuation

Contribution strategies in your final working decade

The ten years before retirement are where structure earns its keep. What to consider, and when.

Planning

Transition to retirement: working less without earning less

Winding back before you wind up. How a staged exit can work harder than a hard stop.

The best year to plan the exit was five years ago. The second best is this one.

Start with a conversation. Free, no obligation, at Gate 8 or over the phone.

Start with a conversation Or call us on (03) 8414 0290