NZ Herald 23 August 2025
Q&As:
– Good way to help family members with a mortgage
– Don’t try to predict share crashes — it doesn’t work
– 2 Q&As on why you may not need health insurance
Plus:
– Scam warning
Q&As:
– Good way to help family members with a mortgage
– Don’t try to predict share crashes — it doesn’t work
– 2 Q&As on why you may not need health insurance
Plus:
– Scam warning
Q&As:
– A way to build family wealth
– When a couple of percentage points matters
– Don’t drop health insurance …
– … how much in savings do you need if you do?
– When you should and shouldn’t switch risk level
– Timing markets not as easy as it sounds
Emergency (or rainy day) money — how much? And where?
– Lack of fund is source of stress
– Priorities with your money
– How much?
– Where to save — including idea for those with mortgages
– How to build a fund
– A “charity fund”?
– If you use the money…
Q&As:
– Why rental property is not a great retirement investment
– What about commercial property?
– How to handle money when husband going into care
– Help available for the retired
– Rule of 72 — when debt doubles
Q&As:
– KiwiSaver serious illness withdrawals not easy
– Are people doing KiwiSaver at expense of reducing their mortgage?
– Should homeowners’ mortgage interest be tax deductible?
– When choosing fund, choose lowest fees and what else?
– You can do KiwiSaver with more than one provider. Should you?
– Why rentals aren’t great in retirement
– List of KiwiSaver-exempt employers