NZ Herald 17 December 2005
Q&As: Should newly separated woman buy a house or rent?; Our total tax rate depends on whether we spend or save. Plus: End of year message.
Q&As: Should newly separated woman buy a house or rent?; Our total tax rate depends on whether we spend or save. Plus: End of year message.
Can you get rich quick?: Only by taking big risks. Also in this issue: From the Mailbox — Spending in retirement.
Can’t see the forest for the houses?Also: Christmas shopping. Quick question: Which of the following grew fastest in the last year: New Zealand house prices, New Zealand shares, hedged overseas shares (hedging removes the effects of foreign exchange movements), or unhedged overseas shares? Surprise, surprise, it wasn’t house prices. Bigger surprise still: house prices came last.
Q&As: $29,000 rental in Gore not the thing for a risk-averse man; More on tax on a second job.
Q&As: Who gets the money when mortgage rates increase?; 2 Q&As on whether the tax rate on second jobs is fair.