Q&As: Do older workers pinch jobs from young ones? And would new retirees spend up to avoid means testing?; Might a government force annuities onto KiwiSaver members?; How two landlords took a “nasty fall”; Is sexism raging in KiwiSaver?
Q&As: How one couple might pay no tax, and how that might be changed; A long-term perspective on shares and property; How compulsory KiwiSaver might — and might not — work.
Q&As: Our population is getting older, but not as fast as a reader fears. How will it affect house prices?; Means testing of NZ Super not given high priority in new report.
Q&As: Mother and son should probably go for the big trip; Reader confused — although not unhappy — with student loan rebate; Update on what’s happened to gold and silver prices; Type of mortgage would matter if bank defaults; Property and shares more alike than reader thinks; Diversification the best way; 2 more KiwiSaver providers that tell members about tax credit.
Q&As: Will new OBR policy mean banks can take money out of our savings accounts?; How risky are our banks?; Why NZ doesn’t insure bank deposits, and bank credit ratings; KiwiSaver providers that alert members about tax credit top-ups; Property prices can indeed plunge over mere hours — sometimes.
Q&As: What a reader should do with her money now that she’s paid off her student loan; Does your KiwiSaver provider offer this service?; Share prices move faster than property prices, but does it matter?; Some property investors overlook cash inputs.
Q&As: Reader’s message about international shares is good, but not his arguments; How hedging international investments works; How to be in KiwiSaver as well as another super scheme.
Q&As: One couple is happy with shares…; while another is happy with property; P lab clean-up not a minor thing; Why would anyone accept a low-ball offer?; Seeing an adviser not always the answer; In praise of KiwiSaver.
Q&As: A reader likes property because he has more control than over shares; Another reader prefers property for 7 reasons; How to calculate your return if your KiwiSaver — or other investment — has doubled; Now’s the time to add to KiwiSaver to maximize your tax credit.
Q&As: Easier to borrow to invest in property than shares, but that’s not always a plus; Tax on international shares is different, but not necessarily worse; Anti-KiwiSaver reader gives me all the more reason to write about KiwiSaver.