This article was published on 2 July 2020. Some information may be out of date.

Invest in NZ assets rather than overseas ones? Is that wise?

  • Which is better for you — NZ or international investing?
  • Which is better for New Zealand as a whole?
  • How to invest internationally
  • How to tell if your KiwiSaver fund is mostly NZ assets — not easy

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Mary Holm, ONZM, is a freelance journalist, a seminar presenter and a bestselling author on personal finance. She is a director of Financial Services Complaints Ltd (FSCL) and a former director of the Financial Markets Authority. Her opinions are personal, and do not reflect the position of any organisation in which she holds office. Mary’s advice is of a general nature, and she is not responsible for any loss that any reader may suffer from following it.