Shares and share funds

RNZ Radio 23 July 2026

Stay put when shares and KiwiSaver funds wobble
– US data on investing lump sum
– Best and worst days close together
– NZ data on investing $100/week
– Get in and stay in
– Don’t try to time markets

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NZ Herald 18 July 2026

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

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RNZ Radio 9 July 2026

The power of drip feeding into investments
– 3 reasons it works well
– What is dollar cost averaging?
– Why does it work?
– What if you have a lump sum?

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NZ Herald 6 June 2026

Q&As:
– Unanswerable question – when to buy and sell a share
– Tax cutting advice is worrying
– NZ Super already sort of means tested
– Nobody tells you to apply for Super
– “It’s time Kiwis were more reliant!”
– Aussies get big tax break on Super

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NZ Herald 23 May 2026

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

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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

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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

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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

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