Page 23 Advertisements Column 1

Press, 7 March 1984, Page 23

A special message to everyone 30 years and over Read why even young people should decide whether their 60th Birthday will be a dream or a nightmare Imagine it. If you could see your face when Are you covered by a company super your 60th birthday comes. Will it be a scheme? If so, good. But where will you milestone you ve been looking forward to? stand if you decide to change jobs before you Or your first day of a nightmare? retire. A great many people d 0... and most During a busy working day you use that retirement standby too early. haven t time for lingering doubts about But a realistic approach can anticiwhere you 11 be m 25,15,10 or even 5 years. pate P r °hlems and provide solutions. At Retirement seems a lifetime away. V Marac we’ve applied our financial wisdom But perhaps one in ten people ever seriously to a ret i rement P^ an acknowledges think about life after sixty. i z that inflation is an economic fact of life. And That important birthday can be a 6 Wig that people do change employment. And time of rejoicing. Or a date to dread. A time that they want their retirement dreams to to expand your present interests and develop jCW become pleasant realities. new ones, lb spend more time in the boat, Wh If you’re one of the few people who beside the pool or on the golf links. | > teWK isn’t prepared to bank on a wish, we’d like Perhaps your first grandchild will be fc lIMEL* ' W to ke a fe J ? linu £ s of 7 our We X e . j 1 born overseas, and you’ll become part df an & package which could make a significant difinternational family. Uh. /' W/ ference in your life. If you are already convinced that , § en 4IP the coupon for your package your retirement is secure, read no further. kjß today. Read it and decide for yourself if you But if you’re one of the few who believe that > want to make a step towards a happy 60th the future shouldn’t be left to look after itself, birthday. the following paragraphs should give you will a^e on seconc * s and involves food for thought. you * n no °hligation. Nobody will visit you, or even telephone unless you request it. We Sometimes at Marac i 181 now gest you spend those few seconds right our job has its bleak side. W| I i ■ Finally, we’d like to wish you a happy You know we handle the savings and K f|l If J sixtieth birthday. Whenever it is. investments of thousands of ordinary people. 11 And we’re happy to provide a profitable haven for the money tucked away for you even retirement years. But we see tunas being With every tick of the clock you’re nearer 60. How will you fare J LMB whittled away as retired investors draw on the^? capital just to make ends meet. They have no salary an executive once aspired to is now I his 16 page booklet tells the tacts choice. Couples who looked forward to a ’ i ess t“ an the dole. But it’s also to do with a as they are. ~~— comfortable retirement no\v find them- familiar New Zealand trait./She’ll be right’. We make no rash -~— selves struggling to maintain the lifestyle We’ve seen it. You’ve seen it. You’ve promises. Nor do they had hoped would be theirs. How does it got neighbours and friends whose retire- we PP 1101 i r ~. ~g happen? The answer is partly to do with ment started happily but has become puucnes. Keaa it grimmer by the year. The house was once a , an '. you can . a 9 e J mortgage-free asset. ■ Great. Now it’s a retirement with nightmare when maintenance has to be done continence. an d ra^s have to be paid. The car, new at retirement, now costs a fortune in repairs. HMM -i But they can’t afford to replace it. jEffifll Subscriptions to clubs have lapsed. Holidays x so hoped for become out of the question. Their only bright spot financially is ■■ ■■ ■ ■ wiy • y S ■ when the sons and daughters chip in to help. ■ W I They take the money, but hate doing it. | j Sounds familiar? It could even be your par- ■ Here are some of the important | 1 ents or other members of your family. ® topics we’ve covered: ■ We’ve painted a picture from expe- I • How a better paid job can actually lose you money. ■ BKHBIHI rience and deliberately so. ■ * programmed ment P^an ° an tailored ■ You can now look forward to • Anxieties about National Superannuation in the I National Superannuation. Think about it. | coming century. How will it exist in eighteen years time for ■ • The effects of inflation on retirement incomes. I inflation. What was a fortune a handful of example, when there could well be more ■ 2^u? onand retire^ e ? tpla u\«x7oMf Q no ■ years ago looks very modest today. The people retired than working? | ' Problems ma^retired people have to face - ■ H To: The Manager, t , | ■ Marac Life Assurance Limited, - ■ Freepost 440 Private Bag, I ■ Auckland ffiMiH I I ® Ph: (9) 770-640 WF J ■ YES I would like to know more about retirement ■ ■ planning. Please send me details. I understand there ■ B B ■ is no obligation whatsoever and nobody will call or | " phone me unless I request it. ■ I Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms ■ Marac Retirement Plans - (Pie»eprinted \y Marac Life Assurance Limited. Marac House, 107 Albert St, Private Bag, Wellesley Street Post Office, Auckland. Ph: (9) 770-640 j Address — — — ——— —— !■■».»»»--"J