Financial advisers

NZ Herald 10 August 2013

Q&As: Retiree needs patience, but also needs to ask his adviser some hard questions; How assets would be valued if capital gains tax is introduced; Share investor’s success not quite so impressive when you look at how the whole market has performed; Raising NZ Super age would affect some more than others.

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NZ Herald 8 June 2013

Q&As: One couple is happy with shares…; while another is happy with property; P lab clean-up not a minor thing; Why would anyone accept a low-ball offer?; Seeing an adviser not always the answer; In praise of KiwiSaver.

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NZ Herald 11 August 2012

Q&As: The kids are off, the house is mortgage-free, now what?; Couple are disillusioned by pathetic returns on managed funds; What to do with a small KiwiSaver nestegg when it’s your only savings; Clarifying the rules about KiwiSaver withdrawal if you’ve moved overseas permanently.

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NZ Herald 2 June 2012

Q&As: Should charity begin at home?; Advisers may not be the best source on comparing KiwiSaver providers — so how should you do it?; Can a landlord get KiwiSaver first home help?…; …And can a son who buys an expensive home with his Dad?; An accountant questions Housing NZ policy.

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The Investor 17 December 2011

Don’t wait for change on how advisers are paid. It’s one of those situations in which, 20 or 30 years from now, I reckon people will say, “I can’t believe they used to do it that way.”

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The Investor 30 July 2011

Adviser’s enthusiasm for KiwiSaver is way over the top. KiwiSaver is a good deal. But I was astonished by the claims made for the scheme by an experienced financial adviser in a recent industry magazine — and by his lack of clear thinking.

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NZ Herald 16 July 2011

Q&As: Retired couple with house in Christchurch’s red zone have several options to weigh up; Three Q&As about KiwiSaver for children and grandchildren; One adviser firm accepts pay-for-performance fees, at least to some extent.

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NZ Herald 9 July 2011

Q&As: Reader wants to pay financial adviser according to performance, but advisers not so keen; Adviser’s reason for putting clients into finance companies is not good enough; RFAs — registered financial advisers — must also operate under stricter rules; Grandma might want to put conditions on financial help for student grandchildren.

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NZ Herald 2 July 2011

Q&As: How to find a good financial adviser; Difference between an adviser and a fund manager, and how they charge; Adviser should always make high-interest debt the top priority; 70-year-old KiwiSaver’s plan for her grandchildren.

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NZ Herald 11 June 2011

Q&As: Should couple with iffy job prospects sell their shares to slash their mortgage?; Young KiwiSaver with an eye on first home help should move to a lower-risk fund; One KiwiSaver doesn’t appreciate how good his deal is…; And another is sick of whingers over the scheme; Did my comment about people’s inability to pick investments cover advisers?

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