Aug 14, 2026 – 9.31amFour years into his retirement, 73-year-old former engineer Ranbir Bedi can’t believe his luck.So much has changed for him and his wife Rani, 69, in those years, but it’s all been for the better.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Andrew HobbsWealth reporterAndrew Hobbs covers self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), financial planning, retirement, inheritance, tax, personal finance and, sometimes, the Perth Bears. He has been a financial journalist for 30 years, previously at Bloomberg and AAP.Fetching latest articles