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NZ Herald 25 October 2025

Q&As:
– Reader gets no gain from being in KiwiSaver
– 2 Q&As about last week’s retired couple planning to sell their home and rent
– Who offers “build-to-rent” properties?
– Reader challenges 4.6% on a term deposit

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NZ Herald 18 October 2025

Q&As:
– Retirees plan to sell home, rent, and have fun
– How compensation works if finance company fails
– Your KiwiSaver tax rate is checked by Inland Revenue
– Clarification on tax when you rent out your bach

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RNZ Radio 9 October 2025

Winners of 10 copies of updated edition of “Rich Enough? A Laid-back Guide for Every Kiwi”

Celebrating 10 years of RNZ segment. Contestants had to write what they learnt from it, in 60 words or less.
Themes include:
– Save regular small amount by direct credit
– Make a will
– Repay debt
– Spend on fun in retirement
– Ladder term deposits
– Leave KiwiSaver alone in downturns
– KiwiSaver works well for self-employed

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RNZ Radio 25 September 2025

Why it’s best to choose low-fee funds over high-performing funds
– But first: 10th anniversary of this segment coming up. Here’s how to win a book!
– Research shows 2024 was a great year for NZ-based world share funds…
– … and NZ share funds did well too
– But was your fund’s performance all that strong? Most funds did worse than the share index.
– Especially true with long-term returns
– Adjustments for survivorship bias — many funds closed down
– Conclusion: Outperformance doesn’t last. Choose low-fee funds.

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RNZ Radio 19 June 2025

Different types of debt. Also, money worries lead to less socialising:
– Different types of debt — some bad, some good
– More on credit cards — how not to use them
– More on buy now pay later debt — how not to use it
– Mortgage holders should concentrate on other debt
Also:
– Socialising is on the decline while the cost of living rises

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RNZ Radio 5 June 2025

Test your financial knowledge
– 7 questions to test your financial knowledge
– How to do test at your own pace, and get explanations of the answers

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NZ Herald 19 April 2025

Q&As:
– How to be fair with gifts to children for home purchases
– When share investments might not do well over a decade
– Challenging a family trust distribution
– Why reverse mortgage interest rates are higher
– A mortgage fund versus term deposits
– Winners in book giveaway

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