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?
Q&As: Ask your bank for a higher term deposit rate; How reader got around Genesis Energy share scaling; Genesis share profits likely to be taxed; Donate tiny share parcels to charity; 2 Q&As on advice for woman wondering whether to renovate or sell.
Q&As: Do the banks tend to raise term deposit rates as much as mortgage rates?; Some worries about compulsory KiwiSaver; Did ‘Mum and Dad’ investors get a raw deal on Genesis Energy shares?; An alternative to painting the house — for last week’s correspondent.
Q&As: Single mum can’t decide whether to renovate or sell; How come some seemed to get more Genesis Energy shares?; No I won’t give info on gold savings plan; What might be behind gold plan?; How many employers stop KiwiSaver contributions at 65?; Is employer playing fair with KiwiSaver contributions?; Complications for some self-employed in KiwiSaver.
Q&As: Gold plan will make us all rich — or will it?; Do Chinese buyers of NZ houses get cheap mortgages?; How KiwiSaver works for the self-employed.