RNZ Radio 17 July 2025
Making use of KiwiSaver annual statements
– What statement tells you
– Where to get more info on your situation in retirement
– How tax on KiwiSaver works
Plus:
– Make sure you have a will
Making use of KiwiSaver annual statements
– What statement tells you
– Where to get more info on your situation in retirement
– How tax on KiwiSaver works
Plus:
– Make sure you have a will
Q&As:
– On benefits and inheritances
– Why share broker asks all those questions
– Charities make it too hard to give
– Landlords worse off than tenants?
– One landlord’s take on it all
– More landlords equal lower rents
– Thanks for running angry letter
Q&As:
– How rental market works in one apartment block
– … and in the whole economy
– Am I biased? And socialist?
Which government has been better for KiwiSavers?
– KiwiSaver at the start
– Bad changes — National-led governments
– Good changes — Labour-led governments
– 2025 Budget changes — winners and losers
Plus:
– Easy way to do hard quiz question
Q&As:
– Should rents be increased?
– … or capped?
– KiwiSaver for teens
– No KiwiSaver winners in Budget? — but better rates rebates
– Home help for the elderly
– 2 letters on health insurance excesses
– Reverse mortgage on an apartment?
Q&As:
– A different investment for retirement
– How costs of care affect retirement savings …
– … And one couple’s experience
Plus:
– The Stock Picking Game
Different types of debt. Also, money worries lead to less socialising:
– Different types of debt — some bad, some good
– More on credit cards — how not to use them
– More on buy now pay later debt — how not to use it
– Mortgage holders should concentrate on other debt
Also:
– Socialising is on the decline while the cost of living rises
Q&As:
– Speed up student loan payments or invest?
– Pay off mortgage or invest?
– How to deal with high health insurance costs
Plus:
– Paying Off High Interest Debt
Q&As:
– You’ve done well, but don’t lose compassion
– Spending seems to rise in retirement?
– Living on NZ Super — with plan for health costs
Plus:
– Not Planning on Home Ownership
Test your financial knowledge
– 7 questions to test your financial knowledge
– How to do test at your own pace, and get explanations of the answers