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KiwiSaver: Holiday easily set up
One of the features of KiwiSaver is you can take a holiday from contributions.
One of the features of KiwiSaver is you can take a holiday from contributions.
A reader writes: I intend to settle a cash sum on each of my grandchildren on my demise. What fish hooks exist if I place a lump sum in a KiwiSaver account for each?
The only problem with this technically-excellent, thoroughly-executed, thankfully-brief statistical analysis of KiwiSaver is its uselessness.
A reader writes: If my employer includes its contribution as part of a total remuneration package, what happens to the contribution if one opts out of KiwiSaver?
KiwiSaver tax credits cost around $800 million a year but careful analysis by Treasury economists on household finances can find no evidence it has boosted accumulation of wealth.
Home buyers heeding the Prime Minister’s advice to consider an apartment can qualify to use KiwiSaver funds.
I have a super account in Australia with Macquarie, which is doing reasonably well.
The boss of the FMA says poor KiwiSaver advice and reckless selling of financial products will be key focus areas for the regulator.
So what happens if you want to dump a single amount into your KiwiSaver account when you want to buy your first home? Helen Twose investigates.
Can I still contribute towards KiwiSaver and send money into my KiwiSaver account if I move overseas?
Our son has his 17th birthday in three weeks' time.
Andrew King writes: A recent report showed that Generation Y - those under 28 - were increasingly becoming property orphans and spending their money on travel and shopping.
Women need to stop thinking "the universe" will provide and start planning better for their financial security, says Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell.
KiwiSaver certainly isn't the first word in workplace retirement savings.
After negotiations with the FMA, both Kiwibank and ASB are finally set to kill their respective zombie KiwiSaver schemes.
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.
The FMA has wagged its finger at banks for up-selling KiwiSaver switches without fully informing customers of the consequences.
My 15-year-old daughter has had a KiwiSaver policy since the system began and has just started working one day a week at a local hotel.
The FMA is seeking to reveal the extent of "concerning" KiwiSaver sales and switching practices it claims are being used by banks.
There are minefield of promises across the parties when it comes to KiwiSaver and superannuation. Money editor Tamsyn Parker takes a look.