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Syndicated column 9 October 2010 - Prospering from booze, bets, bombs and butts

It won't be everyone's cup of tea - or perhaps I should say glass of scotch - but the performance of a US share fund called the Vice Fund suggests that investing in what other people shun can pay off.

NZ Herald 13 February 2010

Q&As: Some active share funds will do better than passive index funds, but it's impossible to predict which ones
Don't go chasing high-performing KiwiSaver funds - here's how to choose your provider
Another index fund available in New Zealand
Fee-charging advisers don't gain from putting clients in higher risk investments than they should

NZ Herald January 31 2009

Q&As: Several options for 20-year-old who worries that the state of the world makes KiwiSaver iffy.
5 Q&As about reader who was offered a mortgage deal that was too good to be true.

NZ Herald September 13 2008

Win a book
Q&As: KiwiSaver ethical investments options vary widely
Options for KiwiSavers who have gone overseas
A provider challenges my advice on a family spreading its KiwiSaver accounts around

Syndicated column April 29 2008: Ethical investing likely to catch on here

Ethical investing - which has been increasingly popular in other western countries - is likely to catch on in New Zealand now that KiwiSaver providers have to state in their investment documents whether they offer this option.

NZ Herald July 28 2007

Q&As: KiwiSaver providers that are offering ethical investment funds.
More on ethical KiwiSaver funds.
Will the KiwiSaver kick-start be around for a while?
Could the government take KiwiSaver money to repay student loans?
Oops! Too much haste.
Sack adviser who recently recommended Bridgecorp.