NZ Herald 20 August 2005
Q&As: Should a youg woman put her savings into her rental mortgage or diversify?; How to get through to Inland Revenue; Take care when depreciating rental property.
NZ Herald 13 August 2005
Q&As: Risky to buy shares while waiting to buy a house; Is the gain on excess shares in an IPO taxable?; Rental property depepreciation and Inland Revenue.
NZ Herald 30 July 2005
Q&As: What chattels can be depreciated separately in a rental property?; Share trading and tax on capital gains.
NZ Herald 23 July 2005
Q&As: Pay off rental property mortgage as you approach retirement; When is a capital gain taxable?
NZ Herald 9 July 2005
Q&As: Is geared rental property right for everyone?; Perhaps the woman last week should wait befoe buying a house.
NZ Herald 2 July 2005
Q&As: Should woman buy a home now, despite Economist warnings?; A couple explores housing options; House prices falling in Australia.
The Investor 28 June 2005
House prices should worry reader. I’ve just re-read an email from a reader, and it concerns me — especially in light of a recent Economist cover story. The reader put $80,000 into two rental properties six years ago, and it has turned into $255,000, “with very little effort on our part.”
NZ Herald 11 June 2005
Q&As: Paying extra for using a credit card; Distortions when considering how good an investment your home is; First home buyers should probably wait.
The Investor 19 April 2005
The inherent differences between property and share investments. There’s a fundamental difference between investing in shares and property, a reader says in an email. “With a stock there is always the risk of bankruptcy of the entity you invest in, and the investment you make becoming worthless,” he writes.
The Investor 5 April 2005
Gearing can boost returns, but also risk. Gearing — which happens when you borrow to invest — comes at a price. And I’m not only talking about interest. While gearing makes a good investment better, it also makes a bad investment worse. People who gear boost their risk.