NZ Herald 7 June 2025
Q&As:
– You’ve done well, but don’t lose compassion
– Spending seems to rise in retirement?
– Living on NZ Super — with plan for health costs
Plus:
– Not Planning on Home Ownership
NZ Herald 22 March 2025
Q&As:
– Couple should complain about adviser — and sell investment
– This trick doesn’t work for selling
– Where to get help on veterans’ pensions
– Apartment prices haven’t grown as fast
– 2 ways for retirees to delay paying rates
– How retirement spending rule works
NZ Herald 15 March 2025
Q&As:
– Pensions available for ex-servicemen and women — and their partners
– A reverse mortgage can work well
– Reader dislikes house price falls
– 2 Q&As on budget of retirees who live on NZ Super and save…
– … and should they be getting allowance?
– 2 Q&As on spending in your nineties
– Is Super included in retirement spending “rules”?
– Don’t bail out of KiwiSaver in turbulent times
NZ Herald 8 March 2025
Q&As:
– How to stop your heirs selling a family treasure
– Couple lives on NZ Super, and saves $100 a week
– Managed funds or term deposits
– How much is needed to retire early?
– Do houses outgrow KiwiSaver?
NZ Herald 1 March 2025
Q&As:
– Should teen become a landlord — as house prices wobble?
– Last week’s NZ Super idea not so super
– Inheritances should be taxed
– Reader gave inheritance to her brother
– Is it really cheaper to be a single retiree?
– Kind words for property investment firm
NZ Herald 22 February 2025
Q&As:
– Should the son inherit more?
– Were the old days really better for women?
– “Fairer” NZ Super could be a nightmare
– Are over 65s really working more?
– Investment firm defends their numbers
NZ Herald 15 February 2025
Q&As:
– Couple support sons more than daughters
– Grandparents’ support comes with conditions
– Best place to keep emergency money
– Making retirement savings totals clearer
– Is my rule of thumb any good?
NZ Herald 21 December 2024
Q&As:
– “It’s fine to tax my gains or estate”
– NZ Super cheap by world standards
– 2 Q&As about not means testing Super
– Don’t retire! Or if you do, volunteer
– Angry letter about something or other
– Some kind letters
NZ Herald 14 December 2024
Q&As:
– Sorry but a motorhome is not a home!
– Don’t forget dividends when judging ETF performance
– Could a US share crash be coming?
– A warning about charity donations, but….
– Defending luck, again!
– Means testing NZ Super not the answer
NZ Herald 30 November 2024
Q&As:
– How pensioner can take friend into her home
– Gold tax not new
– Is this column moving towards more rich people’s letters?
– Rich not all financially savvy
– Retire gradually if possible
– Reader wants a break for boomers