Student loans

NZ Herald 14 April 2012

Q&As: Should reader buy a NZ house now — while still overseas — or later?; 3 readers’ varying views on student loans; 2 readers seem to be a bit muddled about the new KiwiSaver tax credit.

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NZ Herald 7 April 2012

Q&As: Best ways to play the KiwiSaver game if you are an employee with a mortgage; 2 readers argue — convincingly — with my comments last week on student loan repayment; Why a reader changed her attitude to repaying her children’s student loans.

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NZ Herald 31 March 2012

Q&As: Students get a good deal by world standards, and shouldn’t dodge student loan repayments; How come the bonds in a balanced KiwiSaver fund report losses?; Winning the tax game if you have a home and a rental property; Where to get free budget advice.

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NZ Herald 24 March 2012

Q&As: Is it better to go for the most expensive house you can, or the cheapest?; Adult son in sheltered workshop should keep up with KiwiSaver; Slight risk of holding back on using student loan repayment bonus.

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NZ Herald 17 March 2012

Q&As: No clear-cut answer on whether’s it’s better to slash debt or save for Christmas; The best way to make use of the student loan repayment bonus; Student loan holder living overseas is foolish to ignore his loan; What’s the point?

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NZ Herald 10 March 2012

Q&As: A reader’s 10 rules on property investment make good sense; 3 Q&As on the fairness of wealthier people using student loans; Was the word “renter” misused in last week’s column?; Research centre is looking into issues about overseas pensions and NZ Super.

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NZ Herald 3 March 2012

Q&As: How to plan retirement savings if you don’t want to own a home; Family in last week’s column must have muddled their language a little; If you’ve lived in Australia, applying for NZ Super may not be straightforward.

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NZ Herald 5 March 2011

Q&As: Should couple sell their house, and buy again later?; The high price of not organising your automatic payments well; When you should and shouldn’t repay your student loan quickly — and future prospects; 2 Q&As on what happens to KiwiSavers when they retire.

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NZ Herald 20 November 2010

Q&As: Have I been too easy on the banks, or is a reader being too tough?; Why does it take so long to clear a cheque in this computer age?; Inland Revenue acknowledges delays in processing student loan bonus payments.

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NZ Herald 6 November 2010

Q&As: How to weigh up contributing to KiwiSaver versus repaying your student loan, now that there’s a repayment bonus; Gold investors should take care about who is storing their bullion; How long should it take to process a KiwiSaver application?

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