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Your Portfolio Yield Is Not Your Retirement Paycheque: Build an Income Floor Before You Retire

16/09/2026 by Jay

Watercolour illustration showing Australian investment income streams flowing through a cash buffer to provide steady household retirement income.

Portfolio yield is useful, but it is not the same as a dependable retirement paycheque. Here is a simple way to build an income floor, map cash flow and stress-test an Australian income portfolio before retirement.