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Savvy donating this season
COMMENT: With so many worthy causes out there, we need to find where our dollars will make the most difference.
COMMENT: With so many worthy causes out there, we need to find where our dollars will make the most difference.
There's only a handful of suburbs left in all of Auckland where first home buyers can get a helping hand from the government.
Investors saving for their retirement face something of a perfect storm at the moment. We are now in an era of low returns yet
The NZ Super Fund can't rule out whether it has any money invested in companies which make the delivery systems for nuclear weapons.
COMMENT: When debt is low, paying down the mortgage might not be best bet.
Retirement Commissioner to present KiwiSaver recommendations to Government.
Ken is worried that his abs aren't just what they used to be and Barbie says it's time to have a serious talk about money.
COMMENT: They say incentives work, so here's some fun you can have to get the children moving in the right direction.
Treasury's forecasts are worthy of respect. Key may well be right that the Government can afford it all for the next few years.
People with student loans would be able to put off their repayments to instead save for a house under a Green Party bill to be debated by Parliament.
A huge overhaul of capital markets law that began coming into effect two years ago is now fully in force.
COMMENT: 'Tis the season after all, but it pays to pace ourselves so we make savvy choices.
COMMENT: Even a little extra payment will be a help for family facing a terminal illness.
COMMENT: Looking for socially responsible funds? There are more than ever to choose from.
COMMENT: It's Fraud Awareness Week. Here's why we all need to look out for each other and those money traps out there.
What made that lemon especially bitter was telling the very satisfied teller that I was doing it so that the children could view their KiwiSaver balances online.
New KiwiSaver provider Simplicity already has $50 million in assets and more than 2000 members, its managing director says.
Concern over ethical investment practices has seen the rate of people swapping schemes surge by 23 per cent.
Talking about non-offensive money stuff is a great way to learn what works for others and may benefit you.
Manager's focused strategy pays off in ratings, writes Helen Twose.
Any celebration can get commercialised, but we can always get creative and stick to our own plans.
COMMENT: Switching managers could be your best investment, writes Martin Hawes.
This year we have felt the tremors indicating that KiwiSaver's sleeping giant - its membership - is awakening.
KiwiSaver has attracted 2.6 million New Zealanders, with an average of 400 people joining every day.
When it comes to getting people thinking about retirement, one provider is blowing competition out of the water.
The world's biggest fund manager is to provide KiwiSaver investors with an ethical investment option.
The amount of money invested in KiwiSaver grew $2.5 billion in the last quarter to hit $35.9 billion, figures from Morningstar show. Morningstar's
COMMENT: Most insurance comes with premiums that spiral up as we age, so it helps to plan ahead.
A treatment injury has ended newlywed cancer survivor Darren Ludlam's working life but an "unlucky" set of circumstances means he can't receive ACC.