NZ Herald 2 March 2013
Q&As: What happens if new employer doesn’t take KiwiSaver contributions out of your pay; Property relationship idea not as good as it seems; How one reader contracted out of the Property Relationships Act.
NZ Herald 23 February 2013
Q&As: Relationship property — when does the clock start ticking?; One way — plus a few others — that a mother could protect her daughter’s inheritance; Trusts not so cheap to set up; Should people get access to their money when KiwiSaver changes?
NZ Herald 2 February 2013
Q&As: Interest-only mortgages have major flaws; Another — good — approach to reverse mortgages; Are the banks ripping us off with reverse mortgages?; Spending certainly didn’t decrease for this new retiree; KiwiSaver contributions flexible.
NZ Herald 26 January 2013
Q&As: Beneficiary can do well with KiwiSaver — with help from a Buddy; Elderly couple shocked at how fast reverse mortgage is growing; Should reverse mortgage interest rates be lower?
The Investor 26 January 2013
Let’s not make KiwiSaver compulsory. The words “compulsory” and “KiwiSaver” seem to be appearing more and more often in the same sentence. I don’t like it — but I seem to be in the minority.
NZ Herald 15 December 2012
Q&As: The pluses outweigh the minuses when putting kids into KiwiSaver; Some thoughts about reverse mortgages; Alternatives to reverse mortgages; An end of year message.
NZ Herald 8 December 2012
Q&As: Child’s KiwiSaver account highly unlikely to shrink to zero; Family could do its own “reverse mortgage”; Some downsides of reverse mortgages.
NZ Herald 1 December 2012
Q&As: Reverse mortgages can work well, if you know what you’re doing; Where to get comparable info on KiwiSaver fees; A parent’s worries about KiwiSaver are probably unfounded.
NZ Herald 24 November 2012
Q&As: Lessons from a bad managed fund investment; An older reader’s tips on money and life; Do parents commit their children to KiwiSaver if they sign them up?; Meaningful Christmas giving.
The Investor 17 November 2012
KiwiSaver thriving …especially among those in their twenties. KiwiSaver is thriving. Most people know by now that more than 2 million — over half the eligible people — are members. But a new report tells more. Far more people are now staying in the scheme after auto enrolment; many are switching from default schemes to something more suitable; and a full three quarters of New Zealanders in their early twenties are on board.