KiwiSaver

NZ Herald 2 November 2024

Q&As:
– Retired farmer won’t have a bar of CGT
– Sell rental and get rid of stress
– Any time is good for move to growth fund
– Family self insurance not so great an idea
– Workers shouldn’t help patient with will
– Details on government KiwiSaver contribution

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RNZ Radio 31 October 2024

The big good change in KiwiSaver

FMA’s annual KiwiSaver report:
– Growth of money in growth funds — and drop in conservative
– Who is not contributing?
– Where are we on ethical KiwiSaver funds?
– Fees fall, but could fall further
– Switches between funds

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NZ Herald 26 October 2024

Q&As:
– When you don’t need insurance
– How stay-at-home mum can keep contributing to KiwiSaver
– Government is not that mean with KiwiSaver!
– Steven Joyce doesn’t change my mind on CGT
– Frequent home trader should be paying tax
– Make a will even if no recognized next of kin
– Student loans versus NZ Super

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NZ Herald 5 October 2024

Q&As:
– Let’s tax capital gains!
– 2 Q&As on what to do with shares from work schemes
– Big dividends are not the point
– Reader disgusted with using student loan to buy home
– Man should still have a will
– Shop around for estate quotes

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RNZ Radio 3 October 2024

Stay put in higher-risk KiwiSaver fund
– Markets WILL drop again some time. Your balance may halve.
– Last big drop — the Covid crash — many reduced risk.
– How much worse off are they now and in retirement?
– Only two good reasons to reduce fund risk.

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NZ Herald 28 September 2024

Q&As:
– Okay to use a student loan to buy a house — financially and ethically?
– Investing for dividends has drawbacks
– Where are longer-term KiwiSaver returns?
– Government KiwiSaver boosts dwindle
– Write a will! What are the costs?

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RNZ Radio 19 September 2024

How is your financial wellbeing?
– Produced by Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission
– Doesn’t test financial knowledge, but how well you are coping with your money
– Brief discussion of what’s behind the questions
– If you want to read the quiz, go to the Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission website

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NZ Herald 14 September 2024

Q&As:
– Long-term view needed on shares
– One more argument for KiwiSaver for teens…
– … Why a grandparent prefers to give a gift at 21
– Lotto boss gives his perspective
– What happens to student loan when you die
– How long bank takes when a customer dies

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