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NZ Herald 30 November 2024

Q&As:
– How pensioner can take friend into her home
– Gold tax not new
– Is this column moving towards more rich people’s letters?
– Rich not all financially savvy
– Retire gradually if possible
– Reader wants a break for boomers

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RNZ Radio 28 November 2024

What happens to your KiwiSaver if your relationship ends
– Applies if married or live together 3+ years, and no pre-nup saying otherwise.
– How much of your KiwiSaver becomes relationship property.
– How differences in KiwiSaver balances can be settled.
– Broke up earlier? You may still be able to get some of partner’s KiwiSaver.

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NZ Herald 23 November 2024

Q&As:
– Couple has more than enough for retirement
– Gold gains taxed when you sell
– Not everyone tries to dodge tax
– Tax land rather than gains…
– …or tax financial transactions
– A different deal for tenants in Germany

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NZ Herald 16 November 2024

Q&As:
– Low-fee KiwiSaver funds a better bet
– 3 teachers comment on comparison with dairy farmer
– How KiwiSaver is taxed — and whether CGT would change that
– Overly worried about CGT
– Don’t sell home, a reader advises
– More rights for tenants

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RNZ Radio 14 November 2024

How can men (and some women!) invest better?
– What men do well with their investments
– Where there are problems
– Research on trading frequency
– What to do with a lump sum

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NZ Herald 9 November 2024

Q&As:
– Should solo parent sell her home and rent?
– Where to save emergency money
– 3 Q&As on capital gains tax on the family home
– Do farmers have it harder than teachers?
– Should Lotto be taxed?

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NZ Herald 2 November 2024

Q&As:
– Retired farmer won’t have a bar of CGT
– Sell rental and get rid of stress
– Any time is good for move to growth fund
– Family self insurance not so great an idea
– Workers shouldn’t help patient with will
– Details on government KiwiSaver contribution

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