NZ Herald 20 June 2026
Q&As:
– Are houses as affordable as ever?
– Index funds beating active, but will it last?
– How to tell when to sell shares
– How to cut health insurance costs
NZ Herald 6 June 2026
Q&As:
– Unanswerable question – when to buy and sell a share
– Tax cutting advice is worrying
– NZ Super already sort of means tested
– Nobody tells you to apply for Super
– “It’s time Kiwis were more reliant!”
– Aussies get big tax break on Super
NZ Herald 23 May 2026
Q&As:
– Will younger people get NZ Super?
– Raising NZ Super age would be gradual
– Do all over 65s apply for Super?
– Generous pensioners …
– … But one Scrooge!
– When KiwiSaver and other funds are not what they seem
NZ Herald 9 May 2026
Q&As:
– Avoid having both investments and debt…
– …and therefore skip the mortgage
– One way to solve NZ Super problem?
– “Vehement disagreement” over means testing NZ Super
– NZ on world stage over Super
– Overseas pensions confiscated?
NZ Herald 25 April 2026
Q&As:
– NZ Super only for those who paid tax through their lives?
– A laugh and a controversy over 122-year-old in last column
– Help for non-homeowning couple, 57, who feel trapped and confused
– Easy mortgage calculations — monthly vs weekly payments
NZ Herald 11 April 2026
Q&As:
– Lesson from a 120-year-old!
– Where to invest term deposit money
– When is it best to move money overseas?
– Take out more in retirement?
– KiwiSaver when you turn 65
NZ Herald 28 March 2026
Q&As:
– Where to put money for new grandchild
– Could retiree be “forced” to sell shared land?
– How one family funded children’s uni
– Watching caravans turning!
– Sad story about selling house to neighbour…
– … and happy one
– Alternative to reverse mortgage
Plus:
– Appearance at Auckland Writers Festival
NZ Herald 14 March 2026
Q&As:
– Should 78-year-old sell her home to neighbours and rent from them?
– Life insurance no longer needed
– Does CPI inflation include surcharges?
– Modern caravans not like the old days
– Many ideas for spending inheritance
– 2 Q&As on ethics around student loans
NZ Herald 28 February 2026
Q&As:
– Woman, 63, plans to live in caravan…
– … Couple who do that wonder about selling the house they rent out
– Do inflation numbers take shrinkflation into account?
– How to find a financial adviser
– I goofed up on a student loan moral issue
NZ Herald 14 February 2026
Q&As:
– How to help student financially — and KiwiSaver tip for parents of teens
– Reader caught in scam impersonating me
– Bitcoin plunge a warning for all investors — like tulip mania
– Where to invest proceeds from selling rental