NZ Herald 15 August 2026
Q&As:
– 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?
Q&As:
– 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?
Q&As:
– Sell the rental and have some fun
– What to do after redundancy
– Setting up money for granddaughter’s KiwiSavers
– Is a live-apartnership just dating?
– Nobody’s coming after her money
– Slow process to get KiwiSaver money into account
Q&As:
– Will she have to help pay for his residential care?
– Should KiwiSaver be scrapped?
– Should redundant man keep contributing to KiwiSaver?
– Shares and ETFs versus KiwiSaver fund
Q&As:
– How to keep inheritance out of relationship property
– 2 Q&As on living in a retirement village
– What’s wrong with so many New Zealanders?
– See you next year — and tips on getting your letter published
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
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
Q&As:
– Should the son inherit more?
– Were the old days really better for women?
– “Fairer” NZ Super could be a nightmare
– Are over 65s really working more?
– Investment firm defends their numbers
What happens to your KiwiSaver if your relationship ends
– Applies if married or live together 3+ years, and no pre-nup saying otherwise.
– How much of your KiwiSaver becomes relationship property.
– How differences in KiwiSaver balances can be settled.
– Broke up earlier? You may still be able to get some of partner’s KiwiSaver.
Q&As:
– Grumpy share investor looks at too short a period
– Setting up KiwiSaver for the grandkids
– Another side to last week’s inheritance story
– Don’t be too tough on landlords!
– Can still get NZ Super when overseas
– Reader inadvertently broke KiwiSaver rules
Q&As:
– A not-so-happy Lotto millionaire
– KiwiSaver rules when overseas…
– … And the same for NZ Super
– Family needs legal advice about Dad’s new wife
– Are Healthy Homes rules for rentals good?