NZ Herald Q&A Column

NZ Herald 23 September 2017

Q&As: Is this the time to get out of the share market?; Reader questions last week’s couple’s financial management; Another suggests they look at private schooling; Yet another suggests selling their home and renting elsewhere; Just one provider lets KiwiSavers invest directly in shares.

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NZ Herald 16 September 2017

Q&As: Should family rent out their home and rent elsewhere, or simply move?; KiwiSaver contribution rates flexible; Should KiwiSaver get favourable tax treatment?…; …And could that lead to higher KiwiSaver fees?

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NZ Herald 9 September 2017

Q&As: Reader’s letter leads to change in ANZ KiwiSaver statements; 87-year-old’s enlightened attitude to family finances decades ago; Could Labour’s capital gains tax apply to KiwiSaver?; Couple nearing retirement should consider their investment risk.

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NZ Herald 2 September 2017

Q&As: Taking socially responsible investing a step further — investing in ‘good’ companies; Tax-favoured shares not necessarily a wise investment; Lots of fee payments early on worry new KiwiSaver; NZ has low-tax high-dividend share funds.

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NZ Herald 26 August 2017

Q&As: Share investor has excelled — but don’t count on it continuing; A good company is not necessarily a good investment; Couple can’t leave intact KiwiSaver accounts to their daughters; Another way to invest emergency money.

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NZ Herald 19 August 2017

Q&As: Warning to people on OE who are claiming KiwiSaver tax credit; People overseas can still contribute to KiwiSaver; Emergency money and paying off mortgage top priorities for reader; Sign up disabled son for KiwiSaver?; My KiwiSaver tax comment not strictly correct.

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NZ Herald 5 August 2017

Q&As: Easy rule of thumb on how much you’ll need in retirement; KiwiSaver solution for Downs syndrome son; Reader unsuccessful at opting out of KiwiSaver; Different types of fees-only financial advisers.

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NZ Herald 29 July 2017

Q&As: Why term deposit returns now beat old returns above 10%; Is it OK if an employer makes employees pay their own KiwiSaver employer contributions?; Is it better to pay down the mortgage fast or be in KiwiSaver?; Might a fees-only financial adviser still accept commissions?

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NZ Herald 22 July 2017

Q&As: Helpful Rule of 72, and which KiwiSaver return is most accurate?; Correction on KiwiSaver fee breaks for children; A good way to choose a financial adviser; Online event on women’s financial futures.

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