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Blair Turnbull: Towards a shareholder society
There are clear signs KiwiSaver is growing our retirement savings, but will it boost our capital markets? asks Blair Turnbull.
There are clear signs KiwiSaver is growing our retirement savings, but will it boost our capital markets? asks Blair Turnbull.
The greatest challenge facing KiwiSavers is that though most young people realise they have to do something for their retirement, their current contribution levels are not going to make them comfortable.
Six years on, KiwiSaver is a popular success, so where to now?
My partner and I have recently moved back to New Zealand after spending two years away working in Australia.
KiwiSaver funds with higher exposures to growth assets such as shares and property have performed the strongest in the past year, according to figures from Morningstar.
My wife works in a rest home and like many of her low paid fellow workers has an individual employment contract.
There is a valid argument in reducing or paying off your debt before becoming an investor in assets like shares, bonds, and managed funds, writes Helen Twose.
Mary Holm answers your questions on personal finance.
Gareth Morgan's official personal presence in the KiwiSaver world will not be sadly missed by any of his competitors, writes David Chaplin.
Up to $400 million more a year could be pumped into the KiwiSaver scheme with the latest contribution increases.
Savers will have to wait until October to find out what the fees and performance returns are for their KiwiSaver schemes.
Sorry, New Zealand - the new KiwiSaver rates aren't the answer to your retirement savings. From Monday, the minimum employee contribution to KiwiSaver will go up to 3 per cent, matched by 3 per cent from employers.
All the publicity around the sale of Mighty River Power and the possibility KiwiSaver providers would buy a stake got me thinking about what my provider had invested my money in.
Spreading your contributions over a period of time can help smooth out some of the fluctuations in the entry price of your fund.
The number of registered KiwiSaver schemes is set to drop by over 20 per cent as mergers, acquisitions and commercial fatigue compress the market, writes David Chaplin.
A new lobby group has formed with the aim of letting consumers have a say in the affairs of the retirement savings industry, writes David Chaplin.
How can I discover how much I have in my KiwiSaver and when I am able to draw some of it down?
KiwiSaver's swelling coffers have prompted a local fund manager to buy a big Auckland office block from a European owner - and more such deals are being predicted.
There are certain periods when your account balance will fall. When that happens, stick with it.