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Twose: It's all about getting a start

COMMENT: Housing NZ assesses applications on behalf of KiwiSaver providers to understand if the applicant is in the same financial position as a first-home buyer.

How Brexit will hit your pocket

Britain's exit from the European Union will affect Kiwis in more ways than one.

Helen Twose: Where there's a will, there's less pain

A couple of weeks back I asked Charlotte Lockhart from Perpetual Guardian about what happens to KiwiSaver funds when you die.

Kiwis keen to boost KiwiSaver contributions

Half of the 2000 people surveyed would increase their contributions to KiwiSaver by 1 per cent if it was possible.

'First-home buyer' means what it says

One of the criteria to qualify as a first-home buyer is that you have never held an "estate in land", either solely or jointly with another person.

Diana Clement: Stand firm when others are panicking

COMMENT: Crashes are inevitable, but should be seen as opportunities, not crises.

Death and the KiwiSaver

What happens to KiwiSaver money when you die? This question was asked by a young guy at a KiwiSaver seminar I was attending, writes Helen Twose.

KiwiSaver retirees are hoarding their cash

Kiwisaver: Tangles trip up UK fund transfers

KiwiSaver is a long-term investment and decisions should be made with your long-term interest in mind and not on a whim.

Get Sorted: Dropping D-words

It's not the prettiest of terms, but we may as well get acquainted with the challenges of "decumulation", Tom Hartmann writes.

How to turn your roos into homing kiwi

The only way to get your Australian superannuation savings transferred before retirement is to shift it to a KiwiSaver provider.

Missing out on first-home subsidy

Aucklanders appear to be being short-changed when it comes to accessing a Government subsidy aimed at helping first home-buyers.

Call for KiwiSaver education campaign

KiwiSaver has not made New Zealanders any more financially literate, says new research.

KiwiSaver: Hooks in super shift across the ditch

The rules changed for moving superannuation savings between Australia and New Zealand nearly three years ago.

How to improve KiwiSaver? Industry gives ideas

Despite high take-up - around 2.61 million people are in KiwiSaver - about 40pc do not contribute to it on a regular basis.

Older Kiwis keeping cash in KiwiSaver

Interest rates are low at the bank - so more Kiwis plan to leave their money in KiwiSaver when they turn 65.

Who's better with money, men or women?

New Zealand women prefer their saving accounts, while men hit the credit card harder.

Tears after KiwiSaver shock

A young couple who were told they would qualify for an $8000 govt grant to help buy first home are in shock after finding out they can only get half that.