NZ Herald 21 February 2004
NZ Herald Q&A Column for Saturday, 21 February 2004
Time is Money: A basic principle that helps you understand investing. Also in this issue: Great Debate — Revolving credit v traditional mortgages.
Life, limbs and livelihood: How much life, disability and income protection insurance do you need? Also in this issue: Great Debate — Australian v international shares.
First things first: How much should you invest in bonds, shares, property and so on? Also in this issue: Great Debate: NZ v international shares.
Emotions and investing: The way we feel affects our investing in ways we are not aware of. Also in this issue: Great Debate — Term deposits v corporate bonds.
Lessons from past mislead: Investing in what did well last year, or selling what did badly, usually does more harm than good. Also in this issue: Great Debate — Low v high insurance excesses.