RNZ Radio 14 May 2026
Are you making the most of bank deposit insurance?
– What is covered and what not?
– How to make the most of it
– Use a higher-risk deposit taker to get more interest?
NZ Herald 9 May 2026
Q&As:
– Avoid having both investments and debt…
– …and therefore skip the mortgage
– One way to solve NZ Super problem?
– “Vehement disagreement” over means testing NZ Super
– NZ on world stage over Super
– Overseas pensions confiscated?
NZ Herald 25 April 2026
Q&As:
– NZ Super only for those who paid tax through their lives?
– A laugh and a controversy over 122-year-old in last column
– Help for non-homeowning couple, 57, who feel trapped and confused
– Easy mortgage calculations — monthly vs weekly payments
NZ Herald 11 April 2026
Q&As:
– Lesson from a 120-year-old!
– Where to invest term deposit money
– When is it best to move money overseas?
– Take out more in retirement?
– KiwiSaver when you turn 65
RNZ Radio 2 April 2026
Stick with US shares?
– 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
NZ Herald 28 March 2026
Q&As:
– Where to put money for new grandchild
– Could retiree be “forced” to sell shared land?
– How one family funded children’s uni
– Watching caravans turning!
– Sad story about selling house to neighbour…
– … and happy one
– Alternative to reverse mortgage
Plus:
– Appearance at Auckland Writers Festival
RNZ Radio 5 March 2026
Investing in individual shares — and why I don’t!
– 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
NZ Herald 28 February 2026
Q&As:
– Woman, 63, plans to live in caravan…
– … Couple who do that wonder about selling the house they rent out
– Do inflation numbers take shrinkflation into account?
– How to find a financial adviser
– I goofed up on a student loan moral issue
RNZ Radio 19 February 2026
How to pick the best KiwiSaver fund for you
4 steps: (Also applies to non-KiwiSaver funds)
1. Most important: Work out your risk level
2. Choose a fund at your risk level — including why you should largely ignore past returns
3. Other info on Smart Investor
4. Check the ethics of funds
NZ Herald 14 February 2026
Q&As:
– How to help student financially — and KiwiSaver tip for parents of teens
– Reader caught in scam impersonating me
– Bitcoin plunge a warning for all investors — like tulip mania
– Where to invest proceeds from selling rental