NZ Herald 8 August 2009
Q&As: 2 Q&As on whether New Zealanders over-invest in property; Is 50 too old to take out a mortgage?
Q&As: 2 Q&As on whether New Zealanders over-invest in property; Is 50 too old to take out a mortgage?
Q&As: Mother seeks advice on financial steps to take after husband is diagnosed with terminal illness; Investor in KiwiSaver cash fund hasn’t done as badly as he thinks; Happy landlord reaps rewards from treating tenants well; Advice from this column about loans within families has saved time for a reader time — and money for her parents.
Q&As: Many reasons why repaying home mortgage is better than investing in a rental property; Couple who haven’t heard from their KiwiSaver providers need to take initiative; Accountant passes on his tricks about how to keep track of KiwiSaver contributions.
Q&As: Are rental properties the low-risk way to invest?; How to find out which financial institutions are covered by the government’s deposit guarantee scheme; Getting rid of KiwiSaver mortgage diversion was a mercy killing.
Q&As: Couple approaching retirement should spend most of their savings on paying off their mortgage; Yes, you can get KiwiSaver tax credits as well as NZ Super; Reader who distrust government confuses KiwiSaver with NZ Super Fund; Was this column wrong last week about withholding tax on interest paid on a loan within a family?
Q&As: The possible perils of parents lending a mortgage to adult children; Tips on mortgage reduction from a mortgage broker; How mortgage borrowers could unite to force interest rates down; 2 Q&As on what happens to KiwiSaver money in retirement.
Q&As: Some great ideas for reducing your mortgage; Non-employees are also eligible to join KiwiSaver; The KiwiSaver tax credit has nothing to do with tax; Once you’re in KiwiSaver, you can’t get out again — but should you want to?
Q&As: Several options for 20-year-old who worries that the state of the world makes KiwiSaver iffy; 5 Q&As about reader who was offered a mortgage deal that was too good to be true.
Q&As: Advisor’s mortgage offer looks too magical to be true; Children more likely to be angry because their parents didn’t sign them up to KiwiSaver than because they did; Too much on KiwiSaver in this column?