Mary Holm: Don't get down about low interest rates
COMMENT: At least today's savers aren't trapped in a losing race against high inflation.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromPersonal Finance
$32 million Powerball prize: Investment expert offers advice
If won by a single player, tomorrow's prize would be the third-largest in Lotto history.
KiwiSaver fees surge catches eye of markets watchdog
The FMA has put KiwiSaver fees under the microscope.
'Fred Flintstone' auction delayed: Owner flattered by media coverage
Sophie Jayawardene's home featured yesterday in various media yesterday
'If you complain, you won't be able to rent a property again'
Otago advocates for tenants are calling for the rental industry to be regulated further.
Why saving the minimum in KiwiSaver is a bad idea
The minimum 3 per cent contribution will be less than half of your income in retirement.
The KiwiSaver provider offering home loans at 2.95%
Simplicity is branching out into home loans.
Has the Auckland house market sprung back to life?
1052 new properties in August but 1204 last month: Barfoot & Thompson
New $170m South Island property fund lures investors with 7% returns
FortHill forecasts 7 per cent, returns, double bank term deposit rates
KiwiSaver providers have 'ambiguous and inconsistent terminology' when on ethical investments
Green labelling system is needed to help people work out how ethical KiwiSaver funds are.
ANZ insider describes Bonus Bonds as massive 'rort,' watchdog reviewing
ANZ earned more than $40 million in fees from Bonus Bonds in the last financial year.
Saver's dilemma: With tumbling interest rates where should I stash my cash?
Falling deposit rates are forcing more savers to look for alternatives.
No crackdown on property managers: Faafoi
"This is not a simple issue" - Kris Faafoi, Associate Housing Minister
Diana Clement: Why it's so hard to get your money out of Kiwisaver
COMMENT: Early withdrawal should be a last resort.
Airbnb nightmare: Apartment owners bring in drug dogs
The first legal challenges by body corporates against Airbnb hosts in NZ are not far off.
SkyCity exec hoping to sell house for record price
SkyCity CFO hoping to come up trumps with $20 million national record.
Mary Holm: Doing the sums on student loans
COMMENT: Annual fees stay the same even if your remaining debt is small.
KiwiSaver fees have fallen but so have returns for share-focused funds
Average KiwiSaver fees are down but so are returns.
Should you protect your KiwiSaver by going conservative?
KiwiSaver balances have been bouncing around lately - here's how to protect yours.
Do good investment set to grow to $5.9b in next 5 years
Iwi and charitable trusts are leading the way on making impact investments.
Insurer conducts survey. Discovers Kiwis' trust in insurers is falling
Why trust in insurers and insurance brokers is on the decline.
Real estate bosses campaign for regulation of property managers
Forty organisations and businesses join REINZ to lobby Government
IRD sending one million letters to Kiwis on wrong KiwiSaver tax rate
One million letters will go out to people in the wrong KiwiSaver tax rate this year.
Small business sweetener: Govt makes $80m small business tax changes
Businesses will be able to deduct the loss made on an investment from their tax bill.
Life insurers accused of not keeping a close enough eye on deaths
Regulator demands better death reporting from life insurers.
No quotas needed say female finance leaders
Women say appointment by merit is more important than gender.
Mary Holm: Should I divert my Kiwisaver funds?
I'm considering diverting funds into a similar (growth) managed fund
Sailing away: Promoter of NZ's biggest theatrical flop pursued for $1.7m debt
Promoter of theatrical disaster cashes up artworks as he dodges creditors and liquidators.
Illegal bid-rigging: Property guru's firm fined $400k
Large fine handed down for price fixing.
McBeth: KiwiSaver reform and the investment fee bugbear
Making default funds better is a key priority
Best of 2019: Property speculators made $1000 a day during boom
They were some of the bogeymen of the boom years. But what did house flippers really do?
Flipping hell! Property profits of $1k a day
The busiest operators flipped more than 10 homes each, every year of the boom.
Cashing in: Australia's five new classes of wealth
Wealth was once determined by how much money you made. Now there's a new measure.