KiwiSaver default member? Someone’s deciding your future for you
Is your KiwiSaver fund one of the nine Default funds? If you are a Default member, people who you don’t even know exist, is deciding your financial future now. Also, you are in the...
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Securing a financially free future
An often sought after financial goal is to achieve financial freedom. Who would not want to be wealthy enough to have a financially secure future? Yet, financial freedom does not come around by accident....
Top 3 things to know before you buy car insurance
It’s super simple to compare and shop around for car insurance. But before you jump into it, there are three items you want to consider.
Coping with lower term deposit rates
Over the past week, term deposit rates have fallen by as much as 0.45% over the 4 to 5 year period. Find out what impact that has on your investment portfolio going forward
New savings rules comes with big bucks attached
From 1 April 2019 you can choose KiwiSaver contribution rates of 3%, 4%, 6%, 8% or 10% of your salary. Make the most of it!
How safe is your money in KiwiSaver?
About 80% of diversified KiwiSaver funds lost value in 2018. Was yours one of them? Find out how your KiwiSaver fund has performed over the past few years and how much you may have in...
The Best Time To Buy Your Travel Money
Booked your travel overseas? You have sorted your accommodation and your flight plans. Now….how about travel money? Should you exchange your New Zealand dollars right away or should you wait until it’s closer to...
Money Week – Your personal financial journey
As part of our Money Week series of articles we have already looked at smart ways to use your credit cards and the importance of being cashflow rich (not just asset rich). Your personal...