RNZ Radio 19 April 2024
Q&As:
– Don’t try to time markets…
– … Even if you’re being contrary
– 2 Q&As on money lessons for teens
– Bank PIEs and government guarantee
– No capital gains tax, but we do tax some gains
RNZ Radio 4 April 2024
2 quick tricks with numbers — helpful in KiwiSaver, property, managed funds
Rule of 72 tells you:
– How long for lump sum investment to double.
– If lump sum investment has doubled, what annual return you got.
Dollar cost averaging:
– A big plus of regular investing.
– Using it if you have a lump sum.
RNZ Radio 21 March 2024
KiwiSaver just had a great year! Plus 2 other KiwiSaver issues
– Great returns in 2023 — and very few losses
– Returns over 5 and 10 years
– What we can learn from this
Plus:
– Many sole traders missing out on KiwiSaver — can work well for them
– How to move KiwiSaver provider
RNZ Radio 7 March 2024
How women and men invest differently — the good and bad
– Women run everyday money better
– But financial knowledge gap increases with age
– Retirement savings gap
– Women trade less — good!
– But women take too little risk
– Good news on parental leave and KiwiSaver
RNZ Radio 22 February 2024
How would you do in this financial knowledge test? Plus silly reasons for not being in KiwiSaver
– 4 questions about personal finance
– Old did better than young, and women did better than men
– 7 reasons given for skipping KiwiSaver are all faulty
RNZ Radio 8 February 2024
Update on ethical investing:
– Ethical investing is increasing in NZ
– But there’s still a way to go, says Mindful Money
– Impact investing also increasing
– Returns on ethical shares versus “sin stocks”
RNZ Radio 25 January 2024
Which bank for your term deposits? — we look at rates and riskiness
– Who pays highest interest over time?
– Chances of a bank failing
– What happens now if a bank fails?
– Deposit guarantee coming next year
RNZ Radio 21 December 2023
Biggest personal finance story of 2023: High interest rates
– Mortgage rates too high? What you can do about it
– Term deposit rates high. Shop around.
– Effect on house prices
– How bank profits are affected.
– Conclusion: winners and losers swap places
RNZ Radio 7 December 2023
Repaying debt — student loans, mortgages and high-interest loans — what to do when
– Watch spending over Christmas and holidays
– What is wealth — and why it’s like a tank of water?
– Water into tank (savings) versus water out (interest on debt)
– Applied to high-interest debt, mortgages and student loans
Plus:
– Follow-up to last time. Simplicity improves its rating
RNZ Radio 23 November 2023
Which KiwiSaver providers offer the best service? What might you be missing out on?
Which providers:
– Check if you contributed enough to get government max?
– Support members in market downturns?
– Let you be in more than one fund — and when that matters?
– Do best and worst over all
Where to get more info on this