NZ Herald 24 February 2007
Q&As: Woman in mid 50s, who is renting, explores options for buying a home; 2 Q&As about the $50,000 threshold in the new regime on taxation of international shares. Also: Seeking your questions about KiwiSaver.
The Investor 20 February 2007
Direct share holding often not the best way. A sentence in a recent speech by Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard caught my eye. “New Zealanders invest about twice as much in equities (shares) directly compared with managed funds,” he said.
NZ Herald 17 February 2007
Q&As: Is the Kiwi dollar to blame for poor overseas investment performance?; How foreign dividends will be dealt with under the new tax rules; Where to go for historical foreign exchange data — for tax purposes; A lionish company bites back.
NZ Herald 10 February 2007
Q&As: The warning signs in investment ads; Should we adjust investment returns to allow for inflation?; How best to assess long-term returns on shares and property; How to tell if an Australian company qualifies for the tax exemption.
The Investor 6 February 2007
Help for those in debt. Repaying high-interest debt is sometimes called the best investment. And there’s a way to do it that, I suspect, many people don’t know about.
NZ Herald 3 February 2007
Q&As: Unlucky reader challenges the value of index funds; Questions galore on the $50,000 threshold in the new international share tax regime; How to get historical foreign exchange data for calculating that threshold.