Women trail men in retirement savings - US study
US women are as likely to save for retirement as men - but they are way behind their male counterparts in total savings, a new study shows.
US women are as likely to save for retirement as men - but they are way behind their male counterparts in total savings, a new study shows.
I have been emailing ASB KiwiSaver scheme and also other providers in Sydney, but only faced "no responses".
Interest rates are rising, but there are still good deals to be found. Many fixed rates are cheaper than floating at the moment.
Armed with info on the fund's past returns, you can roughly compare them with term deposit returns, writes Mary Holm.
Visa is to stop accepting signatures for its New Zealand-issued credit cards for most transactions from later this year in a bid to strengthen security.
Dita De Boni writes, "Although I am a whiney tart at the best of times, I don't hold any animus towards older generations for getting cheap housing, free higher education and easier entry to the job market."
I have a KiwiSaver account, and am very happy with the gradual accumulation of savings.
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have introduced the world's highest minimum wage, early results from a referendum indicate.
Avoiding having to pay for something is the equivalent to receiving money, writes Mary Holm. Both improve your wealth.
Life is expensive and some decades are more costly than others. One of the most expensive is from age 25 to 35.
Being asked by a friend of family member for money can be such an emotionally charged situation, writes Tamsyn Parker.
A woman has lost $6000 when she was tricked into disclosing her eftpos PIN number by a scammer.
The FSC has reiterated its call for preferential KiwiSaver tax rates, describing the current regime as "most punitive tax regime for retirement saving that we have been able to find in the developed world".
Kiwis shouldn't expect any changes to KiwiSaver to be announced in Thursday's Budget despite Labour's controversial proposals for the scheme.
A meal plan, shopping once a week and buying fruit and veges from specialist shops, rather than a supermarket, will save you thousands a year, a food writer and budgeting expert says.
Has a friend or family member ever asked you for a loan? Or have you been tempted to offer money to someone in financial trouble?
These days, asking for more seems like a really good idea - especially for someone armed with information on higher interest rates, writes Mary Holm.
The Reserve Bank's curbs on bank lending to low deposit borrowers could be removed by the end of the year.
On one hand the reserve bank wants to raise interest rates. On the other hand, it does not want the kiwi dollar remaining so high.
What really matters for most people contemplating a healthy and happy retirement is good health and financial security, writes Susan St John.