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Is it a good time to buy property?
The housing market numbers seem stacked against buyers, so should people buy a house in the current market? We talk to four experts about the issue.
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Inside Money: Bank planners under the cosh
The parent of ASB Bank, has been slammed in a report tabled in the Australian senate for the behaviour of its financial planning arm.
![KiwiSaver: House hunting? Pays to tell your provider](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
KiwiSaver: House hunting? Pays to tell your provider
If I wanted to use the money for my first home, is 100 per cent of what I have available to me or am I only entitled to withdraw my contributions?
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Nick McDonald: Trading lessons from the FIFA World Cup
Nick McDonald draws some parallels between football and trading, inspired by the 2014 FIFA Football World Cup.
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Mary Holm: How to beat the exchange rate
Q: I am 29 years old and working in the Middle East - not really because I want to but because I need to, to get ahead financially.
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Diana Clement: Young investors with the right attitude
Whenever I suggest ways for people to get ahead financially, the response from a vocal minority of readers is to moan, writes
![What can parents teach about money?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
What can parents teach about money?
We learn a lot about the best way to deal with money from our parents, but off-spring can become too reliant on bank of mum and dad, writes Tamsyn Parker.
![Inside Money: ANZ changes name and fees for default Kiwisaver scheme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inside Money: ANZ changes name and fees for default Kiwisaver scheme
As well as the rebranding, ANZ has adjusted the OnePath default KiwiSaver scheme’s investment management style while jacking up fees.
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Tamsyn Parker: How would you spend a $10k windfall?
What should you do if you win $10,000? Our Money editor examines the best options for a quick windfall.
![Inside Money: Why consumers rip off insurers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inside Money: Why consumers rip off insurers
While it's hard to summon up much sympathy for insurance companies, they also have a few justifiable complaints to make against their customers, writes David Chaplin.
![House hikes leave pay hikes for dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
House hikes leave pay hikes for dead
Kiwi wages have risen $34.53 on average in the past year while house prices have skyrocketed $38,000.
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Beware of reverse mortgages
Reverse equity mortgages are increasingly tempting to retired Aucklanders who have houses soaring in value, but little cash.
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Diana Clement: Children at risk of making parents' mistakes
There are plenty of financial mistakes grown-ups make that their offspring should not copy. One of the big problems is being too conservative, writes Diana Clement.
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Mary Holm: Logic rarely enters new car question
They say a new car loses 20 per cent of its value the second you drive it off the showroom floor, writes Mary Holm. Still, buying a car isn't always rational.
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Inside Money: $3 billion later - money mounts up for Milford
High-flying boutique fund manager, Milford Asset Management, is set to crash through the $3 billion barrier
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US report emphasises saving to spur recovery
It's saving, not spending, that will solidify the recovery and make the US less vulnerable to another downturn, says a report by the consulting firm Oxford Economics.
![Lee Suckling: Let's not be funny about money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lee Suckling: Let's not be funny about money
Kiwi humility includes an awkwardness talking about money with friends. Fair enough, as too often it's to blame for passive aggressive barbs or outright arguments.
![KiwiSaver: 'Second chance' rules tough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
KiwiSaver: 'Second chance' rules tough
I intend to transfer my Australian superannuation funds into a New Zealand KiwiSaver fund. Can I use these funds to help build my first home in Christchurch?
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Nick McDonald: Trader myth-busting
Sadly, we traders do not have a crystal ball and no accomplished trader would ever claim that trading is easy.
![Mary Holm: KiwiSaver debate benefits everybody](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mary Holm: KiwiSaver debate benefits everybody
Q: Is KiwiSaver an innovation to solve a demographic bulge and mitigate some perceived future social issues? Or is it an attempt to change attitudes on saving?
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Diana Clement: Mental health issues can affect finances
People do odd - inexplicable, even - things with their money. Sometimes it's because of mental health problems - diagnosed or otherwise, writes Diana Clement.