Mary Holm: Tertiary fees are not tax deductible
However, borrower who is running a business is not precluded from obtaining interest-free student loan.
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KiwiSaver: Land legitimate use of first-home funds
If my husband and I purchase land using our KiwiSaver funds, can someone else build the house for us to live in or does the title of the house need to be in our names?
Not working? Still worth joining KiwiSaver
Our son has special needs and will probably never be employed. He does, however, get a small pension from the government.
Inside Money: NZDF marches on KiwiSaver offensive
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has revealed plans to marshal its employees into a new dedicated KiwiSaver scheme.
KiwiSaver: Use savings to buy into partner's home
A reader writes: Can I withdraw my KiwiSaver funds for a first-home deposit if I want to buy half my partner's house?
Inside Money: Aussie research house finds KiwiSaver cheap and cheerful
Australian research house SuperRatings has released its first analysis of the KiwiSaver market with mostly good marks.
KiwiSaver: Kiwis overseas cannot enrol in scheme
I am a New Zealand permanent resident, and I worked in New Zealand for almost six years but when I moved to Germany at that time I decided to take my private fund from AXA superannuation.
Getting your finances sorted
Hoping for an overseas holiday this year? A new car or an emergency fund? Growing the balance in your savings account is harder than it sounds.
Inside Money: Why the financial sales model should be in better shape
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Inside Money: Super smart deal aims to activate NZ passive investors
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Inside Money: KiwiSaver condemned
The only problem with this technically-excellent, thoroughly-executed, thankfully-brief statistical analysis of KiwiSaver is its uselessness.
KiwiSaver: It pays to look at contract
A reader writes: If my employer includes its contribution as part of a total remuneration package, what happens to the contribution if one opts out of KiwiSaver?
'Holiday' can get around the super-scheme
I am changing jobs and my new employer is exempt from automatically signing up employees to KiwiSaver as they have their own super scheme, while also offering KiwiSaver.
KiwiSaver: Single lump sum won't earn house subsidy
So what happens if you want to dump a single amount into your KiwiSaver account when you want to buy your first home? Helen Twose investigates.
KiwiSaver: Willing and able to contribute from overseas
Can I still contribute towards KiwiSaver and send money into my KiwiSaver account if I move overseas?
Mary Holm: Markets knowhow great gift for teen
Our son has his 17th birthday in three weeks' time.
Inside Money: Zombie KiwiSaver schemes to end life in limbo
After negotiations with the FMA, both Kiwibank and ASB are finally set to kill their respective zombie KiwiSaver schemes.
KiwiSaver: Land part of deal for first-home buyers
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Inside Money: Regulator puts banks on KiwiSaver switch watch
The FMA has wagged its finger at banks for up-selling KiwiSaver switches without fully informing customers of the consequences.