NZ Herald 4 July 2026
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
NZ Herald 20 June 2026
Q&As:
– Are houses as affordable as ever?
– Index funds beating active, but will it last?
– How to tell when to sell shares
– How to cut health insurance costs
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
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
NZ Herald 9 May 2026
Q&As:
– Avoid having both investments and debt…
– …and therefore skip the mortgage
– One way to solve NZ Super problem?
– “Vehement disagreement” over means testing NZ Super
– NZ on world stage over Super
– Overseas pensions confiscated?
NZ Herald 25 April 2026
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
NZ Herald 31 January 2026
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?
NZ Herald 25 October 2025
Q&As:
– Reader gets no gain from being in KiwiSaver
– 2 Q&As about last week’s retired couple planning to sell their home and rent
– Who offers “build-to-rent” properties?
– Reader challenges 4.6% on a term deposit
NZ Herald 13 September 2025
Q&As:
– Where to put proceeds from downsizing house
– Consider non-banks for term deposits — but is it easy?
– 2 Q&As on the best way to do health insurance
– Fairness and KiwiSaver contributions to over-65s
– Employers’ role in KiwiSaver
– … and one former employer’s good approach
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