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The hidden cost of downsizing: How your home’s sale can hit your pension
Downsizing can free up equity to invest or spend. But for retirees receiving the age pension that can be a problem.
- Downsizing can free up equity to invest or spend. But for retirees receiving the age pension that can be a problem.
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- The hidden cost of downsizing: How your home’s sale can hit your pension
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- Left: Downsizing can free up equity to invest or spend. But for retirees receiving the age pension that can be a problem.
- Center: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
- Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
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