Q&As: Relationship property — when does the clock start ticking?; One way — plus a few others — that a mother could protect her daughter’s inheritance; Trusts not so cheap to set up; Should people get access to their money when KiwiSaver changes?
Financial misbehaviour disappointing. Ironically, a survey on New Zealanders’ financial behaviour was released just days before Christmas — a time of much financial misbehaviour, when everyone’s saying, “I don’t care what it costs, I’ve just got to buy something for Uncle Fred.”
Q&As: A company that promises way too much. Steer clear!; 2 Q&As about how reverse mortgages might affect government residential care subsidies.
Q&As: Ways to keep a daughter’s partner’s hands off an inheritance if he leaves the daughter; Another provider of reverse mortgages; 2 Q&As on the pluses and minuses of reverse mortgages.
Q&As: Interest-only mortgages have major flaws; Another — good — approach to reverse mortgages; Are the banks ripping us off with reverse mortgages?; Spending certainly didn’t decrease for this new retiree; KiwiSaver contributions flexible.