
Tamsyn Parker: Does Labour's KiwiSaver plan stack up?
So Labour wants everyone but the lowest earners to put aside 9 per cent of their income for retirement savings?
So Labour wants everyone but the lowest earners to put aside 9 per cent of their income for retirement savings?
Budget advisers who deal with real people's spending say using a credit card results in us spending about 30pc more than we would if it was cash, writes Tamsyn Parker.
Q: I'm in the process of withdrawing my KiwiSaver funds under the financial hardship criteria. Hopefully, this will be successful.
We got one of those calls the other night - the one where a foreign-sounding man asks if your computer is running and says it needs to be checked for a virus.
Is it a good idea to take your money out of KiwiSaver when you reach 65? NZ Herald Money Editor Tamsyn Parker takes a look at the idea.
I have been emailing ASB KiwiSaver scheme and also other providers in Sydney, but only faced "no responses".
Armed with info on the fund's past returns, you can roughly compare them with term deposit returns, writes Mary Holm.
When it comes to KiwiSaver it's only possible to go with one provider, writes Tamsyn Parker. Fortunately this issue is balanced by a number of protective factors.
One of NZ’s largest stand-alone employer superannuation scheme, the $230 million plus ANZ National Bank Staff fund is winding up.
I have a KiwiSaver account, and am very happy with the gradual accumulation of savings.
The FSC has reiterated its call for preferential KiwiSaver tax rates, describing the current regime as "most punitive tax regime for retirement saving that we have been able to find in the developed world".
The conventional investment thinking suggests tipping your money into growth assets like you have when there is a longer time frame.
National fired a broadside yesterday at Labour's plan to control interest rates with the help of compulsory KiwiSaver.
Labour’s proposal to transform KiwiSaver into a direct instrument of monetary policy has generated acres of comment.
The industry needs to win the public's trust before people will hand over their retirement savings in exchange for a regular income.
I am 21 years old and have about $4000 in my KiwiSaver. Because I've been contracting for the last couple of years I haven't been making any contributions.