NZ Herald 28 October 2023
Q&As:
– How to help students while also motivating them
– What happens to someone’s KiwiSaver when they die
– DIY to avoid “exorbitant” legal fees?
– Elderly care rules tough on middle-income retirees
NZ Herald 21 October 2023
Q&As:
– Time to get braver with KiwiSaver
– Good to raise fund risk level
– More on cutting funeral costs
– A trick to get around probate issues?
– Employees’ KiwiSaver money gets to provider much quicker now
– Why employer and employee KiwiSaver contributions differ
NZ Herald 14 October 2023
Q&As:
– DIY funeral costs much less
– A better way to set up life insurance
– How life insurance helped a reader who is still alive
– It’s best to ignore fear and greed in the markets
– No tax break on KiwiSaver contributions via employer
– How to set up laddering of term deposits
NZ Herald 7 October 2023
Q&As:
– The middle age mortgage trap?
– Inflation no excuse to spend
– Can businesses refuse cash?
– Invest in shares daily rather than weekly?
– 2 Q&As: on the link between KiwiSaver withdrawal and NZ Super age
NZ Herald 30 September 2023
Q&As:
– Not every treat costs money
– How to spend more
– What happens to government KiwiSaver contributions when you head offshore
– A high-growth fund as you approach retirement?
– Try not to drop health insurance
NZ Herald 23 September 2023
Q&As:
– Insider tips from KiwiSaver provider about employee contributions
– Use KiwiSaver at 65 to pay off overdraft
Plus:
– Upside Downside: Risky behaviour: Taking on more volatility than you can cope with
– Risky behaviour: Letting your emotions rule your investment decisions
– Risky behaviour: Taking on more work or worry than expected
NZ Herald 16 September 2023
Q&As:
– Life insurance is usually for more than the funeral
– How to run elderly relative’s finances
Plus:
– Upside Downside: Risky behaviour: Expecting past performance to continue
NZ Herald 9 September 2023
Q&As:
– Owner of rental shouldn’t give up and sell
– Buy Hamilton house now or later?
Plus:
– Upside Downside: Risky behaviour: Putting short-term money in volatile investments
– Also, Risky behaviour: Buying investments that are hard — or expensive — to get out of
NZ Herald 2 September 2023
Q&As:
– Be brave about daughter’s KiwiSaver
– Would this be fairer to withdrawing investors?
– A call for Contact Energy to be clearer
Plus:
– Upside, Downside: Risky behaviour: Failing to diversify within each type of asset
NZ Herald 26 August 2023
Q&As:
– One person’s waste of money is another person’s treasure
– Pick your period and you can make any point you want about shares
Plus:
– Upside, Downside: The one high-return, low-risk investment