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![KiwiSavers: Trust advice you're getting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSavers: Trust advice you're getting
NZ savers are being told to put a bit more trust in investment advice.
![Kiwisaver: Young partner cuts Super](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwisaver: Young partner cuts Super
The Ministry of Social Development says income testing, but not asset testing, is applied to the main benefits paid by the Government, including New Zealand Superannuation.
![Brian Gaynor: How KiwiSavers react to a market downturn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Gaynor: How KiwiSavers react to a market downturn
There have been a large number of letters in the media over recent weeks from concerned KiwiSaver investors.
![KiwiSaver too tempting for hard-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver too tempting for hard-up
Hard up KiwiSavers are increasingly turning to their savings to help get them out of financial trouble.
![New Kiwisaver education plan coming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Kiwisaver education plan coming
The FMA is worried KiwiSavers don't know enough about where and how their billions are invested.
![Kiwisaver returns, withdrawals soar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwisaver returns, withdrawals soar
KiwiSaver investment returns and withdrawals reached all-time highs in the past year.
![Kiwis miss out on millions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis miss out on millions
More than a million people failed to take advantage of KiwiSaver subsidies in the last financial year, leaving $300 million-plus on the table.
![Mary Holm: Add KiwiSaver to your super mix](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Add KiwiSaver to your super mix
You may already have one savings scheme, but two can be even better.
![KiwiSaver transfer could trigger tax bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver transfer could trigger tax bill
Twelve members of the Smartshares KiwiSaver scheme have been told they could face a hefty tax bill if they move schemes.
![Can I have more than one super scheme?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Can I have more than one super scheme?
Mary Holm looks at selling up rental properties, more than one super scheme and who owns an inheritance?
![Helen Twose: Buy first house, retire immediately](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Helen Twose: Buy first house, retire immediately
I am in KiwiSaver and have decided to pump funds into it until I buy my first home at about 65.
![Bernard Hickey: Beware the 2029 backlash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: Beware the 2029 backlash
Imagine what an election debate in 2029 might look like.
![KiwiSaver fees and returns worry Treasury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver fees and returns worry Treasury
Treasury is concerned about high KiwiSaver fees and the domination of funds run by the big banks.
![KiwiSaver: Moving out could come at a cost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver: Moving out could come at a cost
You can make a standard KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal without the additional top-up from the HomeStart grant. Helen Twose talks about the rules.
![KiwiSaver provider to offer insurance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver provider to offer insurance
KiwiSaver provider Mercer is set to expand into the insurance market for the first time in a bid to capture more savers.
![KiwiSaver provider moves into insurance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver provider moves into insurance
KiwiSaver provider Mercer is set to expand into the insurance market for the first time.
![KiwiSaver: Help for your dream new home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KiwiSaver: Help for your dream new home
A reader asks Helen Twose: Is buying a first home off a plan and putting a 10% deposit on it considered an estate in land under the KiwiSaver rules?
![Lowdown on high-risk KiwiSaver funds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lowdown on high-risk KiwiSaver funds
A reader asks Mary Holm: Is it true I could lose all my KiwiSaver fund if the investment crashed?
![Where do I learn investing basics?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Where do I learn investing basics?
Ever wanted to learn about the basics of share market investing?
![Mary Holm: Is it OK for retirees to live it up?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Is it OK for retirees to live it up?
Mary Holm responds to readers financial questions - should old people spend the money and live it up?
![Don't panic say KiwiSaver providers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Don't panic say KiwiSaver providers
KiwiSaver providers urge savers not to panic after a week of turmoil in world sharemarkets.
![Treasury wrong about KiwiSaver - finance lobby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Treasury wrong about KiwiSaver - finance lobby
Treasury evidence used to cut back on KiwiSaver benefits has been challenged by the finance industry.