RNZ Radio 30 January 2025
Go offshore with KiwiSaver
– 2024 — good year in NZ shares, but even better elsewhere
– Fall in Kiwi dollar contributed
– Should look longer term
– How to invest in international shares
– Disloyal to NZ?
NZ Herald 21 December 2024
Q&As:
– “It’s fine to tax my gains or estate”
– NZ Super cheap by world standards
– 2 Q&As about not means testing Super
– Don’t retire! Or if you do, volunteer
– Angry letter about something or other
– Some kind letters
NZ Herald 14 December 2024
Q&As:
– Sorry but a motorhome is not a home!
– Don’t forget dividends when judging ETF performance
– Could a US share crash be coming?
– A warning about charity donations, but….
– Defending luck, again!
– Means testing NZ Super not the answer
RNZ Radio 12 December 2024
Are we celebrating Christmas the best way?
– Survey on what NZers most and least look forward to at Christmas
– Alternatives to big gift giving
– Give to charity in names of your relatives
– Make plans on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve
Also: Update on Simplicity not yet permitting investment in more than one KiwiSaver fund
NZ Herald 7 December 2024
Q&As:
– Where to get financial help — some of it free
– How do bank advisers fit in?
– Yes, children are learning about money
– Many over 65 struggle
– Would Q&A have upset people?
– What’s luck got to do with it?
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
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.
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
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
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