NZ Herald 17 May 2025
Q&As:
– Gold not the answer for this
– “Should I or shouldn’t I reduce risk?”
– Couple’s tax idea not fair
– A reverse mortgage in a retirement village?
– Can move KiwiSaver overseas with you
NZ Herald 12 April 2025
Q&As:
– He quit KiwiSaver before the downturn, but what now?
– Conservative fund versus term deposits
– Finance company interest rates after Depositor Compensation starts
– Wisdom from her Scottish forebears
– An alternative to reverse mortgages….
– … and the 2 options compared
– WIN A BOOK!
NZ Herald 16 November 2024
Q&As:
– Low-fee KiwiSaver funds a better bet
– 3 teachers comment on comparison with dairy farmer
– How KiwiSaver is taxed — and whether CGT would change that
– Overly worried about CGT
– Don’t sell home, a reader advises
– More rights for tenants
NZ Herald 15 June 2024
Q&As:
– Don’t watch your KiwiSaver closely
– KiwiSaver government money when you move provider…
– … And when you turn 65
– When term deposit beats mortgage paydown
– Gifts to grandkids could lead to trouble later
NZ Herald 30 March 2024
Q&As:
– Brilliant KiwiSaver results in 2023
– Stopping regular investing in downturns not a good idea
– Why longer-term laddering works better
– Landlords’ finances not what drives rents
– Did tax policy hurt UK investment here?
– Finer points of rental tax deductions
NZ Herald 3 February 2024
Q&As:
– Pay your fair share, tax dodgers!
– Money in shares can disappear
– No ripoff at the start of NZ’s decimal currency
– Rules of thumb on spending in retirement …
– … What about the big expenses?
– Did anyone find treasure?
Plus:
– Please keep your letters short
RNZ Radio 9 November 2023
Investing in overseas shares is for everyone
– Why investing in NZ shares only is not wise
– Why go with the whole world, not individual countries
– Easiest way to invest internationally
– Ways to reduce risk
– Disloyal to NZ?
NZ Herald 12 August 2023
Q&As:
– Skip the bought coffee and lunch, and retire with heaps more
– Stick with funds despite high term deposits rates
– Three Q&As on grandchildren and inheritances
Plus:
– Sorted Money Month
RNZ Radio 3 August 2023
Which investment? And why cash funds might be best
– Email asks: 4.5% in bank or use KiwiSaver?
– Where to put short-term, medium-term and long-term money
– What are cash funds?
– How they compare with bank term deposits
– How to find a cash fund
NZ Herald 29 July 2023
Q&As:
– The 27 cents that infuriated a reader
– KiwiSaver government contribution as reader approaches 65
– Managed fund investor must hang in there
– Just buy a home for your child….
– … Or buy part of a home
– Reader didn’t make it to second half of sentence