Inland Revenue not legally obliged to notify companies when they no longer need to pay into KiwiSaver.

Q: My 29-year-old daughter has finally settled into a career position with a stable employer who offers no pension plan other than a contribution to KiwiSaver.

"It looks like we're becoming as rare as pandas," well-known Auckland financial adviser, Murray Weatherston told me last week.

My analysis of where all the financial advisors are - where do you actually go to find independence?

I generally have a good understanding of KiwiSaver, in that withdrawing money has to be for your first home and your principal place of residence.

Somewhat reluctantly, the NZS has published a fund performance estimate for the financial year ahead.

For those who previously bought a house, qualification to withdraw savings is decided by Housing New Zealand.

My partner and I have been living in Australia since the start of the year because we can save more here than we could ever in New Zealand for a house.

New Zealanders who have money saved in Australian superannuation schemes should think carefully before choosing to bring their money home, says a financial adviser.

Our question is that we are considering putting $10,000 each into starting a KiwiSaver account for our grandkids as inheritance. They are 10, 15 and 18.

The KiwiSaver active versus passive debate has been reignited following recent articles by Diana Clement in the Business Herald, Paul McBeth in the Listener and Rob Stock, the money editor of the Sunday Star-Times, in an Auckland suburban newspaper.

Could you please tell me if I will be able to continue in my KiwiSaver scheme as I joined in July 2008, so almost five years ago.

Could a monkey do a better job at investing than your KiwiSaver manager? The answer may surprise you.

This month's sixth anniversary of KiwiSaver has been celebrated by industry players and financial commentators, and with some justification.

Consider all the options and various tax laws before sending any money back to a KiwiSaver scheme in New Zealand.

Great news this week. Nearly 11,000 people have used their KiwiSaver accounts in the past year to buy a first home.

More men than women have used KiwiSaver housing grants to help buy their first home despite thousands more women being signed up to the scheme.

The number of first-home buyers using KiwiSaver savings to get a deposit on a house has almost doubled in the past year as the scheme turns six.

Kiwibank says it is not one of the two KiwiSaver issuers pulled up by the Financial Markets Authority for potentially misleading statements in offer documents.

My husband and I are trying to get on to the property ladder for a second time.

People wanting to transfer their Australian superannuation savings back to New Zealand should expect the process to take around six weeks.

I've always found the language of Trade Me a little disingenuous. For instance, instead of 'buying stuff' you 'win auctions', writes David Chaplin.