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!
Q&As:
– Couple should complain about adviser — and sell investment
– This trick doesn’t work for selling
– Where to get help on veterans’ pensions
– Apartment prices haven’t grown as fast
– 2 ways for retirees to delay paying rates
– How retirement spending rule works
Q&As:
– Retired farmer won’t have a bar of CGT
– Sell rental and get rid of stress
– Any time is good for move to growth fund
– Family self insurance not so great an idea
– Workers shouldn’t help patient with will
– Details on government KiwiSaver contribution
Q&As:
– Move money in steps
– British dodge capital gains tax (CGT)
– Phasing in of CGT
– New tax would bring complications
– Fairness of NZ Super, and CGT on shares
– Teen hit by inheritance tax
– What happens if inheritance is declined
Q&As:
– Investment lessons might beat lectures
– Adjust both CGT and income tax for inflation
– Include shares in CGT
– An interesting website
– Death duty — the tax nobody avoids
– Superannuitants not like students
– A wonderful windfall
– Reader doesn’t want to inherit
Q&As:
– Let’s tax capital gains!
– 2 Q&As on what to do with shares from work schemes
– Big dividends are not the point
– Reader disgusted with using student loan to buy home
– Man should still have a will
– Shop around for estate quotes
Q&As:
– Okay to use a student loan to buy a house — financially and ethically?
– Investing for dividends has drawbacks
– Where are longer-term KiwiSaver returns?
– Government KiwiSaver boosts dwindle
– Write a will! What are the costs?
Your big chance — save your tax break!
– Could be much better off in retirement, with no pain
– Applies to almost everyone
– Set up auto transfer
– Could total more than quarter of a million dollars in retirement
Plus:
– Similar situation if don’t spend on Lotto, but …
– Confirming wages do grow faster than inflation
How tax bracket creep robs us
– What is bracket creep?
– How almost all of us are “robbed” by governments
– Tax cuts coming soon — a good first step
– NZ should do this annually
Q&As:
– A tip on teen spending
– Could growth of index funds ruin the share market?
– Do extra saving outside KiwiSaver
– Stay in high risk near retirement?
– Should capital gains be adjusted for inflation?