RNZ Radio 8 February 2024
Update on ethical investing:
– Ethical investing is increasing in NZ
– But there’s still a way to go, says Mindful Money
– Impact investing also increasing
– Returns on ethical shares versus “sin stocks”
NZ Herald 3 February 2024
Q&As:
– Pay your fair share, tax dodgers!
– Money in shares can disappear
– No ripoff at the start of NZ’s decimal currency
– Rules of thumb on spending in retirement …
– … What about the big expenses?
– Did anyone find treasure?
Plus:
– Please keep your letters short
NZ Herald 27 January 2024
Q&As:
– Is $4 million enough to retire on?
– Bank shares not the investment they were — but do banks need a break?
– Share investor has “No time for fund managers”
– Let teens make investment mistakes
– Insurance rip-off looks likely
NZ Herald 23 December 2023
Q&As:
– Couple in their 90s find “hidden treasure”
– First home at 23, with no family help
– How to get 14-year-old into shares
– “Never give up — and know about the family finances”
– Couple very happy on $80,000 income
– How I did the maths last week
NZ Herald 16 December 2023
Q&As:
– Do fund managers “do nothing but take fees”?
– A good alternative to KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals
– Switching to a cheaper rental property has its pluses
– Control inflation by raising KiwiSaver contributions?
NZ Herald 2 December 2023
Q&As:
– Are NZ houses unnecessarily big – and therefore more expensive?
– Could we just halve all house prices?
– Unfair to compare KiwiSaver and NZ Super Fund, but still …
– A property purchase that went brilliantly
Plus:
– Meaningful Christmas gifts
NZ Herald 25 November 2023
Q&As:
– Get rid of the rental and get on with enjoying life!
– Reader gets it upside down on KiwiSaver fees
– When it’s good to be in more than one KiwiSaver fund
– Rental property not all that “safe(ish)”
– Shares are a great alternative to property
NZ Herald 18 November 2023
Q&As:
– Tips for a 26-year-old on how saving for a home
– A 50% house price drop? 30% has happened
– Changes strengthen landlord argument
– Tough gifting rules for elderly care subsidy
– One way around the care subsidy rules?
– Divorce not the answer unless real
RNZ Radio 9 November 2023
Investing in overseas shares is for everyone
– Why investing in NZ shares only is not wise
– Why go with the whole world, not individual countries
– Easiest way to invest internationally
– Ways to reduce risk
– Disloyal to NZ?
NZ Herald 4 November 2023
Q&As:
– Best retirement investment — running?
– No, I’ve still not converted to market timing
– Which KiwiSaver providers have the best fund flexibility?
– More on lawyers and wills
– Care subsidy could be unfair on couples
– Warn the family they may not get the house
– Consider curbing your gifts in retirement