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Brisbane Times

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Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Health insurance is one of the most widely held financial products in Australia. It is also one of the least understood.

sunday 10

WA Today

Bec Wilson

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Health insurance is one of the most widely held financial products in Australia. It is also one of the least understood.

sunday 10

The Age

Bec Wilson

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Health insurance is one of the most widely held financial products in Australia. It is also one of the least understood.

sunday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

Health insurance is one of the most widely held financial products in Australia. It is also one of the least understood.

sunday 10

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Reaching your sixties doesn’t have to mean the beginning of the end. It can mean the beginning of something entirely new, fresh and exciting.

20.06.2026 10

WA Today

Bec Wilson

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Reaching your sixties doesn’t have to mean the beginning of the end. It can mean the beginning of something entirely new, fresh and exciting.

20.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Reaching your sixties doesn’t have to mean the beginning of the end. It can mean the beginning of something entirely new, fresh and exciting.

20.06.2026 10

The Age

Bec Wilson

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Not ready to stop work or retire? You’re not alone

Reaching your sixties doesn’t have to mean the beginning of the end. It can mean the beginning of something entirely new, fresh and exciting.

20.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

Over 50? Use these seven ways to boost your super before July 1

The end of financial year is just two weeks away, but if you want to top up your super before then, you’ve got to act fast.

13.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

Over 50? Use these seven ways to boost your super before July 1

The end of financial year is just two weeks away, but if you want to top up your super before then, you’ve got to act fast.

13.06.2026 10

WA Today

Bec Wilson

Over 50? Use these seven ways to boost your super before July 1

The end of financial year is just two weeks away, but if you want to top up your super before then, you’ve got to act fast.

13.06.2026 10

The Age

Bec Wilson

Over 50? Use these seven ways to boost your super before July 1

The end of financial year is just two weeks away, but if you want to top up your super before then, you’ve got to act fast.

13.06.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

How to hack your health insurance for the second half of life

The policy you set up in your late 20s or early 30s was designed for an entirely different version of your life. Have you reviewed it since?

07.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

How to hack your health insurance for the second half of life

The policy you set up in your late 20s or early 30s was designed for an entirely different version of your life. Have you reviewed it since?

07.06.2026 20

WA Today

Bec Wilson

How to hack your health insurance for the second half of life

The policy you set up in your late 20s or early 30s was designed for an entirely different version of your life. Have you reviewed it since?

07.06.2026 20

The Age

Bec Wilson

How to hack your health insurance for the second half of life

The policy you set up in your late 20s or early 30s was designed for an entirely different version of your life. Have you reviewed it since?

07.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

Half of us are terrified of retirement. Here’s why you might be OK

You don’t need to pay anyone anything to start understanding what your retirement could really look like.

06.06.2026 20

WA Today

Bec Wilson

Half of us are terrified of retirement. Here’s why you might be OK

You don’t need to pay anyone anything to start understanding what your retirement could really look like.

06.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

Half of us are terrified of retirement. Here’s why you might be OK

You don’t need to pay anyone anything to start understanding what your retirement could really look like.

06.06.2026 20

The Age

Bec Wilson

Half of us are terrified of retirement. Here’s why you might be OK

You don’t need to pay anyone anything to start understanding what your retirement could really look like.

06.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

The hidden super tools you’re paying for – but probably ignoring

Your super fund is working hard for you. The question is whether you’re working with it.

30.05.2026 30

WA Today

Bec Wilson

The hidden super tools you’re paying for – but probably ignoring

Your super fund is working hard for you. The question is whether you’re working with it.

30.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

The hidden super tools you’re paying for – but probably ignoring

Your super fund is working hard for you. The question is whether you’re working with it.

30.05.2026 20

The Age

Bec Wilson

The hidden super tools you’re paying for – but probably ignoring

Your super fund is working hard for you. The question is whether you’re working with it.

30.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

The health costs nobody warns you about once you turn 60

It’s like our body is sending invoices for things we did, and didn’t do, in our 40s and 50s. And no one explains that it’s coming, or how to prepare.

24.05.2026 20

WA Today

Bec Wilson

The health costs nobody warns you about once you turn 60

It’s like our body is sending invoices for things we did, and didn’t do, in our 40s and 50s. And no one explains that it’s coming, or how to prepare.

24.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

The health costs nobody warns you about once you turn 60

It’s like our body is sending invoices for things we did, and didn’t do, in our 40s and 50s. And no one explains that it’s coming, or how to prepare.

24.05.2026 20

The Age

Bec Wilson

The health costs nobody warns you about once you turn 60

It’s like our body is sending invoices for things we did, and didn’t do, in our 40s and 50s. And no one explains that it’s coming, or how to prepare.

24.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

The super shake-up that could change how you spend in retirement

This week, two announcements signal a shift that is putting lifetime income products within reach of many more Australians.

23.05.2026 30

The Age

Bec Wilson

The super shake-up that could change how you spend in retirement

This week, two announcements signal a shift that is putting lifetime income products within reach of many more Australians.

23.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

The super shake-up that could change how you spend in retirement

This week, two announcements signal a shift that is putting lifetime income products within reach of many more Australians.

23.05.2026 40

WA Today

Bec Wilson

The super shake-up that could change how you spend in retirement

This week, two announcements signal a shift that is putting lifetime income products within reach of many more Australians.

23.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

Seven money tricks that just became a whole lot better

Every time the rules change, we find the new angles and smarter structures. And after the budget, a few specific ones come into focus.

16.05.2026 30

WA Today

Bec Wilson

Seven money tricks that just became a whole lot better

Every time the rules change, we find the new angles and smarter structures. And after the budget, a few specific ones come into focus.

16.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

Seven money tricks that just became a whole lot better

Every time the rules change, we find the new angles and smarter structures. And after the budget, a few specific ones come into focus.

16.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

Seven money tricks that just became a whole lot better

Every time the rules change, we find the new angles and smarter structures. And after the budget, a few specific ones come into focus.

16.05.2026 30

The Age

Bec Wilson

Didn’t retire with ‘enough’? Here’s how to make the most of it

We don’t talk nearly enough about what retirement looks like – or how to plan for it – if you don’t have a lot of money.

09.05.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

Didn’t retire with ‘enough’? Here’s how to make the most of it

We don’t talk nearly enough about what retirement looks like – or how to plan for it – if you don’t have a lot of money.

09.05.2026 20

WA Today

Bec Wilson

Didn’t retire with ‘enough’? Here’s how to make the most of it

We don’t talk nearly enough about what retirement looks like – or how to plan for it – if you don’t have a lot of money.

09.05.2026 20

The Age

Bec Wilson

Didn’t retire with ‘enough’? Here’s how to make the most of it

We don’t talk nearly enough about what retirement looks like – or how to plan for it – if you don’t have a lot of money.

09.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

The silent deadline that could make or break your retirement

I turned 50 at the start of this year, and it’s been the trigger I needed to get serious about my own retirement plan.

02.05.2026 20

WA Today

Bec Wilson

The silent deadline that could make or break your retirement

I turned 50 at the start of this year, and it’s been the trigger I needed to get serious about my own retirement plan.

02.05.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

The silent deadline that could make or break your retirement

I turned 50 at the start of this year, and it’s been the trigger I needed to get serious about my own retirement plan.

02.05.2026 30

The Age

Bec Wilson

The silent deadline that could make or break your retirement

I turned 50 at the start of this year, and it’s been the trigger I needed to get serious about my own retirement plan.

02.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

$1 million used to be the retirement dream. Now, it might not be enough

Once you change the way you look at retirement, $1 million stops being a finish line. It’s just one number, at one point along the path.

25.04.2026 30

WA Today

Bec Wilson

$1 million used to be the retirement dream. Now, it might not be enough

Once you change the way you look at retirement, $1 million stops being a finish line. It’s just one number, at one point along the path.

25.04.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Bec Wilson

$1 million used to be the retirement dream. Now, it might not be enough

Once you change the way you look at retirement, $1 million stops being a finish line. It’s just one number, at one point along the path.

25.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson

$1 million used to be the retirement dream. Now, it might not be enough

Once you change the way you look at retirement, $1 million stops being a finish line. It’s just one number, at one point along the path.

25.04.2026 40

The Age

Bec Wilson

The best midlife investment you can make has nothing to do with money

We are quite sophisticated, as a nation, about investing our money. So why doesn’t that extend to investing in our health?

19.04.2026 40

WA Today

Bec Wilson

The best midlife investment you can make has nothing to do with money

We are quite sophisticated, as a nation, about investing our money. So why doesn’t that extend to investing in our health?

19.04.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bec Wilson