Q&As:
– How gold compares with shares over the short and long term
– Property fund wrong for 92-year-old
– Is this a good time to reduce KiwiSaver risk?
– Cash fund? Term deposits? A bit of both
– Reader unfair about last week’s Q&A
My top 10 money tips — Part 2
– Diversify mortgage types and terms
– Ladder term deposits
– Don’t time markets — despite current trends. Keep drip feeding in KiwiSaver and elsewhere
– Don’t have to own a home to do well financially.
– Get set up and stay put: kill debt, have emergency fund, right investments for you.
Q&As:
– Splurging in retirement not so bad
– Government’s unrealistic expectations on KiwiSaver
– Index funds are not for the short term
– 2 Q&As on cash fund investments and risk
Q&As:
– Reader gets no gain from being in KiwiSaver
– 2 Q&As about last week’s retired couple planning to sell their home and rent
– Who offers “build-to-rent” properties?
– Reader challenges 4.6% on a term deposit
My top ten money tips — Part 1
– Be in KiwiSaver — get the free money
– Get the right risk level — most important
– Don’t assume success will continue
– Diversify within one type of asset: shares, bonds
– Diversify over different assets
– Plus some listener questions
Q&As:
– Retirees plan to sell home, rent, and have fun
– How compensation works if finance company fails
– Your KiwiSaver tax rate is checked by Inland Revenue
– Clarification on tax when you rent out your bach
Q&As:
– Renting out a bach can be complicated
– Don’t give bank account number to a possible scammer
– Defining managed, active and passive funds
– Problems with proving who you are
– Rare praise for a bank
Winners of 10 copies of updated edition of “Rich Enough? A Laid-back Guide for Every Kiwi”
Celebrating 10 years of RNZ segment. Contestants had to write what they learnt from it, in 60 words or less.
Themes include:
– Save regular small amount by direct credit
– Make a will
– Repay debt
– Spend on fun in retirement
– Ladder term deposits
– Leave KiwiSaver alone in downturns
– KiwiSaver works well for self-employed
Q&As:
– A bank account for a couch surfer
– No, it’s not me! Scam warning
– Reader excited by recent returns …
– … While another gets a little bit brave
– Now retired, we’re selling our rental
– Is renting out bach a good idea?
Q&As:
– Money long ago forgotten
– Couple in 70s should sell bach and live it up!
– Avoid dud funds in and out of KiwiSaver
– Aftermath of a fund closing down
– Bank acknowledges complaints