RNZ Radio 14 April 2016
Listeners’ questions and comments about compounding and KiwiSaver: Doubling your money; What if employer ignores KiwiSaver?; Is it hard to get a contributions holiday?; KiwiSaver for the self-employed; Etc.
Listeners’ questions and comments about compounding and KiwiSaver: Doubling your money; What if employer ignores KiwiSaver?; Is it hard to get a contributions holiday?; KiwiSaver for the self-employed; Etc.
KiwiSaver for people nearing and in retirement: The rules; Which funds?; How much should you spend each year?; Other tips on how to use KiwiSaver in retirement.
The magic of regular saving — both in and out of KiwiSaver: How compounding works; And… you buy more when it’s cheaper; The big KiwiSaver bonus; Beware of KiwiSaver contributions holidays; Take part in KiwiSaver even if you’re heading overseas soon.
Listeners’ questions on investing in shares and your own home. Includes: Should listener get into investing directly in shares?; Would that involve filling out a tax return?; Getting your head around house price gains.
Should you try to pick shares?: Market has done well lately. Lessons from student stock picking game: Most people are not good at picking; Buy several shares to reduce losses; Shares are for the long term only; Best way to invest in shares.
Tips on buying and selling property — Part 2: An idea to make real estate commissions fairer; One man’s strategy; Mary answers listeners’ questions and comments on commissions, auctions, buying or selling first etc.
Tips on buying and selling property — Part 1: Planning to move? Should you buy or sell first?; How to handle buying at auction; Other tips.
Listeners’ questions on rental property and KiwiSaver. Questions include: Rental property — A good idea to buy a second rental?; KiwiSaver — Are providers rated?, Contributions versus mortgage repayment, What happens at 65?, What happens if I die before 65?, Join up under fives?
Why it’s not easy to get rich quick. How you might get rich quick without putting in heaps of time and taking high risk: Not via scams (discussed last year); The other ideas need luck; What would happen if someone found a low-risk easy way to get rich quick?; 3 ways you could try to get rich quick — 1. High-risk shares, 2. Start a new business, 3. Highly geared investments; What do they all involve?