Archive

NZ Herald 24 May 2014

Q&As: How to easily learn more about your KiwiSaver investment; Ask the boss to keep contributing to KiwiSaver after you gain access to the money; When your employer keeps contributing, you should too; Reader angered by comments about language.

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NZ Herald 17 May 2014

Q&As: Should landlord sell shares to reduce the mortgage on his rental?; Is tenants’ claim for borer treatment fair?; Further thoughts for single mum wondering whether to renovate or sell; What’s a tiny shareholding, and why is it a problem?

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NZ Herald 10 May 2014

Q&As: Ask your bank for a higher term deposit rate; How reader got around Genesis Energy share scaling; Genesis share profits likely to be taxed; Donate tiny share parcels to charity; 2 Q&As on advice for woman wondering whether to renovate or sell.

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NZ Herald 3 May 2014

Q&As: Do the banks tend to raise term deposit rates as much as mortgage rates?; Some worries about compulsory KiwiSaver; Did ‘Mum and Dad’ investors get a raw deal on Genesis Energy shares?; An alternative to painting the house — for last week’s correspondent.

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NZ Herald 26 April 2014

Q&As: Single mum can’t decide whether to renovate or sell; How come some seemed to get more Genesis Energy shares?; No I won’t give info on gold savings plan; What might be behind gold plan?; How many employers stop KiwiSaver contributions at 65?; Is employer playing fair with KiwiSaver contributions?; Complications for some self-employed in KiwiSaver.

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NZ Herald 12 April 2014

Q&As: The time it takes to get money out of fund is ‘outrageous’; Can NZ advisers and fund managers do better than the market as a whole?; How and when to bring money back from Australia; How a landlord can analyse whether a property is a good investment.

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NZ Herald 5 April 2014

Q&As: How to tell if an investment — beyond low-risk KiwiSaver funds — is fairly safe; Should woman sell rental and enjoy the proceeds?; Can reader use Dad’s KiwiSaver for own benefit?; Lenders may help with first home deposit timing problem.

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NZ Herald 29 March 2014

Q&As: How about just paying tax, instead of moving house to avoid paying it?; Beneficiaries can join KiwiSaver, and shouldn’t feel they’re not entitled; Last week’s lead Q&A overlooked costs of home ownership…; …and the limits to how KiwiSaver first home money can be spent.

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NZ Herald 22 March 2014

Q&As: 60 is not too old to get a mortgage and buy a first home; Buying a home is not the only way to financial security; Don’t overlook tax if buying a rental with the aim of selling at a profit; Want to free up money? Try moving to Tokoroa; Just one bank and one finance company respond to term deposit challenge.

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