NZ Herald 2 June 2018
Q&As: The upsides and downsides of renting out space on Airbnb; Tax expert comments on landlord’s letter…; …and on letter from critic of negative gearing; Landlord’s light workload.
NZ Herald 26 May 2018
Q&As: Property investors’ interest deductions not unfair; A landlord’s busy week; Investors contribute to housing shortage; My suggestion was ‘morally wrong’; Employers shouldn’t subsidize retirement savings, reader says; An omission about taxation of shares; Keep watching.
NZ Herald 19 May 2018
Q&As: Hard to get info about tax on gains from share trading; In KiwiSaver, the government’s deal gets better, but not the employers’; Superannuitant should take heating payment and give it to charity; Landlord objects to my comment, says he works hard; Comments about financial advisers sought.
NZ Herald 12 May 2018
Q&As: Does Labour still plan to restart KiwiSaver kickstart?; House sale price shows the power of long-term compounding; Reader surprised by my advice to sell rentals in retirement; Another retiree thoroughly enjoys being a landlord; Battle between property investors and first home buyers; Wealthy reader agrees that lack of capital gains tax is unfair.
NZ Herald 5 May 2018
Q&As: Employers taking their KiwiSaver contributions out of employee pay should be stopped; “Fatal flaw” in short selling not so fatal; Reader thinks IRD should have been tougher on rental capital gains…; …While another reader suggests an alternative tax; “It’s property investor activity that counts” says reader.
NZ Herald 28 April 2018
Q&As: Do landlords push up prices at property auctions?; Who should pay tax on property gains — and a call for a capital gains tax; Sydney house price rise not so amazing.
NZ Herald 21 April 2018
Q&As: What is short selling, are index funds involved and is it risky?; Puzzling that real estate commissions haven’t fallen; Seller of unit needs to keep bright-line test in mind; Teachers’ pay huge compared to support staff.
NZ Herald 14 April 2018
Q&As: Should couple — with a possible baby soon — sell their rental?; What about another couple with teenagers, and an offer for their rental unit?; Real estate agents advises against quick sales, among other things; Government considering change to KiwiSaver employer contributions after 65; Reader is disgusted with teacher’s letter; Don’t overlook tax when comparing debt repayment with investing.
RNZ Radio 8 March 2018
Has rental property had its run?: The market is slowing; Government changes — mortgages, tax on gains etc; Pros and cons of investing in a rental; Why rentals are riskier than they seem; Comparing rental and share returns; The landlord personality.
NZ Herald 17 February 2018
Q&As: It’s not crazy to buy when the share market falls; Recent volatility helps KiwiSaver members decide about their fund; KiwiSaver or term deposits for a retiree?; Withdrawals from all managed funds are tax-free; What happens to KiwiSaver tax credit in the year you turn 65?; Is internet banking safe?