Investment strategies – Mary Holm https://maryholm.com NZ's most trusted personal finance journalist Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:01:42 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.21 RNZ Radio 3 September 2026 https://maryholm.com/rnz-radio-3-september-2026/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:10:58 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12862 Research on 100 years in US share market 60% of shares performed poorly 2 out of 1,000 shares created half the gains! Can you identify them? Diversification is boring but best How to diversify Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous...

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]]> NZ Herald 15 August 2026 https://maryholm.com/nz-herald-15-august-2026/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:42 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12848 Should couple sell their home, rent and invest in shares? Should we move out of index funds because crash is expected — maybe? Will house prices boom again? Do older singles get favourable treatment? QShould I consider selling my mortgage-free house to invest the full amount in the share market while I rent? The share market (over time at a 10% average) would return far more than the cost of...

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]]> RNZ Radio 23 July 2026 https://maryholm.com/rnz-radio-23-july-2026/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:15:16 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12838 US data on investing lump sum Best and worst days close together NZ data on investing $100/week Get in and stay in Don’t try to time markets Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous people like you. All Kiwis deserve accurate...

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]]> RNZ Radio 9 July 2026 https://maryholm.com/rnz-radio-9-july-2026/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:15:11 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12829 3 reasons it works well What is dollar cost averaging? Why does it work? What if you have a lump sum? Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous people like you. All Kiwis deserve accurate, unbiased financial guidance. So let’.

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]]> NZ Herald 6 June 2026 https://maryholm.com/nz-herald-6-june-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:19 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12807 Unanswerable question – when to buy and sell a share Tax cutting advice is worrying NZ Super already sort of means tested Nobody tells you to apply for Super “It’s time Kiwis were more reliant!” Aussies get big tax break on Super QA couple of years ago I purchased some Rocket Lab shares as a long-term investment. With the recent uplift in share value my initial investment has...

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]]> RNZ Radio 16 April 2026 https://maryholm.com/rnz-radio-16-april-2026/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:14:04 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12778 Advantages: Often better interest rate. Frequent access. You won’t get it wrong with all your money! How to set up laddering. Ladder your mortgage. Also — bargain with your bank. Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous people...

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]]> RNZ Radio 2 April 2026 https://maryholm.com/rnz-radio-2-april-2026/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:10:25 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12771 US ETFs and other US share investments — how have they done? Pick another country instead? The answer — go global, or reduce risk level How to make the move Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous people like you.

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]]> RNZ Radio 5 March 2026 https://maryholm.com/rnz-radio-5-march-2026/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:15:55 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12756 How you can invest 4 reasons not to invest in individual shares — versus share funds One exception But if you still want to … 4 rules Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous people like you. All Kiwis deserve accurate...

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]]> NZ Herald 31 January 2026 https://maryholm.com/nz-herald-31-january-2026/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:38 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12737 Note to readers: fortnightly column Couple in 70s should sell 1 of 2 rentals and relax How to invest savings in retirement … … and for other goals such as uni The power of reinvesting dividends — and when not to What if KiwiSaver access age rises? From now on this column will be published fortnightly. I’ve got books to write and other plans to keep me busy. But I still love receiving your...

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]]> RNZ Radio 20 November 2025 https://maryholm.com/rnz-radio-20-november-2025/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:15:37 +0000 https://maryholm.com/?p=12700 Email from woman with mortgage-free house challenging my statement about renting being cheaper than home ownership Text from man challenging what I say about active fund management Listen to the segment below, or click here to read Radio NZ’s summary. You can listen to these sessions as podcasts. Subscribe free to Mary’s RNZ podcast here. No paywalls or ads — just generous people like...

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