NZ Herald 25 November 2017
Q&As: House prices do fall — plus what to do if you’re worried about new rateable values; Tips if you’re considering a tiny house…; …or a mobile home; Why I’m sticking with passive — or index — funds.
NZ Herald 18 November 2017
Q&As: The financial education that the banks don’t choose to give us; Will the KiwiSaver access age stay fixed to the NZ Super age?; Reader wants bigger grant for single daughter; 2 Q&As on tiny houses.
RNZ Radio 16 November 2017
How to invest $10,000: Inheritance? A win? Goal achieved? Celebrate!; Repay high-interest debt; Emergency fund; Repay mortgage; Investment — how long? risk tolerance? In KiwiSaver?; Short-term; Long-term scared; Long-term brave.
NZ Herald 11 November 2017
Q&As: A way out for couple who seem to be deprived of KiwiSaver first home help; Shares v property 1 — each to his or her own; Share v property 2 — don’t follow the crowd and don’t pay too much; 2 Q&As on atheists and agnostics.
NZ Herald 4 November 2017
Q&As: KiwiSaver providers are poor educators (includes list of ethical KiwiSaver funds); No extra protection for KiwiSaver funds; Pros and cons of property v shares; The believer, the atheist and the agnostic.
RNZ Radio 2 November 2017
Which type of mortgage?: Fixed or floating?; Short term or long term?; A listener’s letter about paying extra off a fixed mortgage; Variations: Revolving, redrawable or offset?; Using a mortgage adviser.
NZ Herald 28 October 2017
Q&As: Couple can do better with big emergency fund; Is it worth it to renovate a house?; Student has share investing sorted; Another share investor enjoys his lattes.
NZ Herald 21 October 2017
Q&As: KiwiSaver and other managed fund investments protected from provider bankruptcy; How NZ shares have performed without the stars; Employee scheme helps reader double his share investment; Borrowing has big effect on property v shares; Property investors should remember improvements made; Hurry if you want to move to Whanganui!
RNZ Radio 19 October 2017
Why shares are the new houses for Generation Rent: A listener’s letter — well done on debt and saving!; How much should renters be saving?; KiwiSaver’s role; Where to put the savings; Where to get advice — banks? advisers?
NZ Herald 14 October 2017
Q&As: Should teacher buy in Whanganui now so she can move there later?; Reader gets it wrong about share market index; Mixed bag of comments on shares v rentals.