NZ Herald 31 May 2025
Q&As:
– Another good reason to get children into KiwiSaver
– KiwiSaver works well in retirement
– Keep life insurance for ex?
– Gold has seen big losses as well as gains
– One way to plan savings in retirement
NZ Herald 24 May 2025
Q&As:
– What, exactly, are bonds? And are they safe?
– Are bonds no longer behaving as they should?
– Industry man defends gold
– Just 2 KiwiSaver providers won’t let you do this
– Last week’s correspondent “naïve” about tax on rental income
NZ Herald 17 May 2025
Q&As:
– Gold not the answer for this reader
– “Should I or shouldn’t I reduce risk?”
– Couple’s tax idea not fair
– A reverse mortgage in a retirement village?
– Can move KiwiSaver overseas with you
NZ Herald 26 April 2025
Q&As:
– Home ownership v shares
– KiwiSaver funds beat inflation
– Deposit compensation list released
– Should woman borrow more than she needs?
– Where to get into on reverse mortgages and home reversion
– Boost KiwiSaver contributions any time
– Shorter questions please
RNZ Radio 24 April 2025
The wisdom of our listeners!
Listeners’ best financial moves — entries in recent giveaway of Mary’s newly updated “Rich Enough? A Laid-back Guide for Every Kiwi”. We can all learn from them — or be amused by them.
– Marriage
– Debt
– Budgeting
– Investments
– Less conventional investments
– Saving for children
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
RNZ Radio 10 April 2025
KiwiSaver turbulence, and interesting findings about NZers and ethical investing
– Comments on market turbulence
– Keep contributing to KiwiSaver
– Listener questions
– Survey on ethical investing: Changing issues, who is most “ethical”
NZ Herald 5 April 2025
Q&As:
– Slow down huge mortgage payments and live a little …
– … Similar for couple in 60s — spend that KiwiSaver
– Misunderstanding about reverse mortgages
– Is Warren Buffett’s company still best investment?
– 3 Q&As on Deposit Compensation Scheme — on timing, joint accounts, KiwiSaver
NZ Herald 22 March 2025
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
NZ Herald 15 March 2025
Q&As:
– Pensions available for ex-servicemen and women — and their partners
– A reverse mortgage can work well
– Reader dislikes house price falls
– 2 Q&As on budget of retirees who live on NZ Super and save…
– … and should they be getting allowance?
– 2 Q&As on spending in your nineties
– Is Super included in retirement spending “rules”?
– Don’t bail out of KiwiSaver in turbulent times