NZ Herald 19 July 2014
Q&As: Tips from an expert on buying a car; Splitting your KiwiSaver money between two of the provider’s funds; Might KiwiSavers see their NZ Super reduced?; An idea on how to blend NZ Super and the German pension.
Q&As: Tips from an expert on buying a car; Splitting your KiwiSaver money between two of the provider’s funds; Might KiwiSavers see their NZ Super reduced?; An idea on how to blend NZ Super and the German pension.
Q&As: Could money in a bank-run KiwiSaver be transferred to pay debt owed to the bank?; No easy way out for reluctant KiwiSaver member; Could long-ago OE in Australia mean Aussies pick up a New Zealander’s pension tab?; Reader’s Australian pension amounts to $1 to $2 a week; Keeping a list of your jobs is helpful when you later apply for NZ Super; How to negotiate over buying a precious car.
Q&As: Should young NZer in Middle East send savings back home now or later?; Another factor to consider about foreign investing, but don’t be put off; Hassle when applying for NZ Super if you’ve lived in Australia; When you can and cannot get two pensions; Don’t leap to conclusions about man buying new car.
Q&As: Car buying decisions not always rational; Should young man invest in Fiji, buy a house, or neither?; Why it takes so long to process KiwiSaver contributions; When must self-employed make employer contributions to KiwiSaver?; I will try to run more non-KiwiSaver Q&As; Last week’s picture offends a reader.
Q&As: Reader says column includes too much on KiwiSaver — which won’t work well anyway. Also, new ‘tool’ duds retirees; Is employer’s way of getting employees to basically pay their own KiwiSaver employer contributions legit?…; …Might such practices be outlawed? And how are political parties proposing to change KiwiSaver?; Family Budgeting Services could be a big help to a couple.
Q&As: Talkback radio misguides a reader about KiwiSaver; KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals far from impossible to get; Move now to maximize your KiwiSaver tax credit.
Q&As: Priorities for a family making a KiwiSaver financial hardship withdrawal; Use savings to pay off mortgage; Is KiwiSaver really tax-exempt?; How to calculate KiwiSaver tax credit for the year in which you turn 65; Older KiwiSaver goes for riskier funds; Is there age discrimination in KiwiSaver?
Q&As: Comparing the Government’s Budget with a family budget; 3 Q&As about apologies, “amazing”, “awesome”, and correcting grammar; Should retiree add $500,000 of other savings to his KiwiSaver account?
Q&As: How to easily learn more about your KiwiSaver investment; Ask the boss to keep contributing to KiwiSaver after you gain access to the money; When your employer keeps contributing, you should too; Reader angered by comments about language.
Q&As: Should landlord sell shares to reduce the mortgage on his rental?; Is tenants’ claim for borer treatment fair?; Further thoughts for single mum wondering whether to renovate or sell; What’s a tiny shareholding, and why is it a problem?