NZ Herald 12 September 2026
– Get into rental market now?
– In reverse?
– The same either way
– Ethics and low fees?
– Considerations for couple
– All in the family?
– Get into rental market now?
– In reverse?
– The same either way
– Ethics and low fees?
– Considerations for couple
– All in the family?
Q&As:
– What couple should do with savings after cancer diagnosis
– How to hire a financial adviser…
– … and how to fire one
– Making the most of KiwiSaver in your 80s
– Don’t forget tax when weighing up home ownership
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 make KiwiSaver more universal
– Would KiwiSaver compulsion hurt early retirees?
– Should Mum switch providers?
– 64-year-olds told to apply for NZ Super
– How much foreign pensions help NZ Super
Q&As:
– Will younger people get NZ Super?
– Raising NZ Super age would be gradual
– Do all over 65s apply for Super?
– Generous pensioners …
– … But one Scrooge!
– When KiwiSaver and other funds are not what they seem
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
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
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
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
Q&As:
– Note to readers: fortnightly column
– Couple in 70s should sell 1 of 2 rentals and relax
– How to invest savings in retirement …
– … and for other goals such as uni
– The power of reinvesting dividends — and when not to
– What if KiwiSaver access age rises?