NZ Herald 10 November 2012
Q&As: Best websites for comparing banks; “Frugal ways die hard”; Winners of TV show may be in for a nasty tax surprise; KiwiSaver may not be the best spot for 21st present.
NZ Herald 3 November 2012
Q&As: Would trading down to a cheaper home help couple save for retirement?; Government’s questions about family trust fair enough; Two Q&As about couples who have no trouble living inexpensively in retirement.
NZ Herald 27 October 2012
Q&As: Fortnightly mortgage payments not all they’re cracked up to be; When the overnight money goes in and out of bank accounts; How to organize retirement savings; The downside of using rental property for retirement savings; Last week’s correspondent exaggerated his woes.
NZ Herald 20 October 2012
Q&As: Reader’s returns in the stratosphere; Bach reading reveals very long-term data on gold prices; To buy or not to buy when house prices look bubbly.
NZ Herald 13 October 2012
Q&As: Make credit card repayment your top priority; Why KiwiSaver tax credit is not as good as some people think; Revolving credit mortgage could help some unhappy ANZ customers; Reader bombs out on gold, silver, dollar forecasts.
NZ Herald 6 October 2012
Q&As: Is now a good time to buy a first home?; KiwiSaver versus mortgage repayment trade-off for self-employed and non-employees; 2 Q&As about changes to ANZ mortgage conditions.
NZ Herald 29 September 2012
Q&As: A couple of concerns about buying shares in the company you work for; Bank’s mortgage changes don’t look like profiteering; New graduate shouldn’t bypass KiwiSaver; 3 Q&As about gloomy predictions and investing in gold.
NZ Herald 22 September 2012
Q&As: The hazards of comparing share and property investments; 4 Q&As on whether we’re headed for financial catastrophe; Who can get the Carer’s Benefit, and how much is it?
NZ Herald 15 September 2012
Q&As: The big question: does the doom merchant use banks?; Why NZ banks are not beloved; How couple close to retirement might be able to get a mortgage; When saving beats repaying a mortgage; Low-income reader lives a good life; Housing NZ offers help to retired people too.
NZ Herald 8 September 2012
Q&As: Time to check a reader’s challenge about banks and gold; And let’s hear it from the reader himself; Why 1-person retiree households spend so much less than 2-person households; Should NZ Super be more for older retired people?; Income manipulation to get student allowances is now curbed; Not every reader agrees with aggressive ones.