Q&As:
– Why over 65s don’t get KiwiSaver government money
– Taking environmental issues into account
– Good spending in her 70s
– Income protection insurance really paid off
– 2 Q&As on grandkids’ inheritances
– Money plan at 78
Q&As:
– Don’t give up on KiwiSaver
– Readers’ tips on keeping costs down
– Get teen support in hard times
– A doctor’s view on health insurance
– When health cover let reader down
– Summing up health insurance
– One couple’s retirement costs…
– … But it’s tougher for another couple
– More on retirement in Cambodia
Q&As:
– Worried about losing your job?
– Retirement costs in New Zealand…
– … or you could move overseas
– Better uses of credit card rewards
– Alternative to health insurance?
– Public v private health care
Q&As:
– Consider dropping life insurance when you are older…
– … But don’t drop health insurance!
– 2 readers manage fine in retirement without huge savings
– The big worry with reverse mortgages
– Readers’ kind letters
Q&As:
– Rental is draining couple’s money. Should they sell?
– A reader and I disagree over tax
– Paying tax “buys civilization”
– What about the kids in the lolly shop?
– More info on how much you can spend in retirement
– 6 Q&As about people discovering unclaimed money
Q&As:
– Is $4 million enough to retire on?
– Bank shares not the investment they were — but do banks need a break?
– Share investor has “No time for fund managers”
– Let teens make investment mistakes
– Insurance rip-off looks likely
Q&As:
– Couple in their 90s find “hidden treasure”
– First home at 23, with no family help
– How to get 14-year-old into shares
– “Never give up — and know about the family finances”
– Couple very happy on $80,000 income
– How I did the maths last week
Q&As:
– DIY funeral costs much less
– A better way to set up life insurance
– How life insurance helped a reader who is still alive
– It’s best to ignore fear and greed in the markets
– No tax break on KiwiSaver contributions via employer
– How to set up laddering of term deposits
Q&As:
– Not every treat costs money
– How to spend more
– What happens to government KiwiSaver contributions when you head offshore
– A high-growth fund as you approach retirement?
– Try not to drop health insurance
Q&As:
– Life insurance is usually for more than the funeral
– How to run elderly relative’s finances
Plus:
– Upside Downside: Risky behaviour: Expecting past performance to continue