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Mary Holm: Markets knowhow great gift for teen

Our son has his 17th birthday in three weeks' time.

Inside Money: KiwiSaver tool aims to unlock fund secrets

Diana Clement: We've taken to KiwiSaver like ducks to water

Diana Clement: Complaining about KiwiSaver isn't easy

Mary Holm: High fees cut heavily into KiwiSaver

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

KiwiSaver withdrawals to help with buying a first home are handled by the KiwiSaver providers so I talked to Joe Bishop, head of retail and marketing at Gareth Morgan Investments, about your options.

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.

Waimahia Inlet spells new homes hope

On September 19, the first buyers of a new mass-scale affordable special housing area at South Auckland's Waimahia Inlet, on the edge of the Manukau Harbour, are due to move in.

Inside Money: How to save tax - a debate of two halves

According to Morningstar the tax environment for New Zealand managed funds - including KiwiSaver - is relatively benign.

Inside Money: NZX digs up smarter data; pushes out new passive fund

New data from FundSource suggests KiwiSaver default members may be starting to make more risk-appropriate choices.

KiwiSaver: What to do with your savings after 65

What happens after you're eligible to dip into your KiwiSaver account?

KiwiSaver average tops $9300

KiwiSaver members now have on average more than $9300 saved in their accounts but some providers have attracted much bigger savers into their scheme.

Mary Holm: Labour's tax talk nothing to fear

Q: I was listening to the radio and I heard a Labour MP say that under Labour not only would KiwiSaver be compulsory but a capital gains tax would apply to it.

Inside Money: Zero sum games - the most rational investor in the room

Campaign to reduce tax on savings

The Financial Services Council is looking to drum up popular support for a campaign to address what it says is the overtaxation of savings.

Brent Sheather: Kiwisaver-Low returns + high fees = keep working mate

Sheather estimates what terminal sum will accrue to a KiwiSaver saving $100 pw and getting the $1K kick start and the annual $521 contribution from the Govt investing in a growth portfolio.

Mary Holm: Insurance option on KiwiSaver cash

Q: I saw the CEO of the Financial Services Council on TV talking about an insurance option to protect the loss of KiwiSaver amounts due to a recession. Does this cover have any merit?