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![Could deposit insurance make finance companies more attractive?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Could deposit insurance make finance companies more attractive?
Non-bank deposit takers might have more to gain from new insurance scheme than banks.
![Inside Economics with Liam Dann: Why can’t Kiwis fix their mortgage for 30 years?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Inside Economics with Liam Dann: Why can’t Kiwis fix their mortgage for 30 years?
In the second of his new mid-week columns, Liam Dann answers reader questions.
![Nearly half of Kiwis worry about money, young feel 'overwhelmed'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Nearly half of Kiwis worry about money, young feel 'overwhelmed'
New report reveals Kiwis' emotions relating to their financial situation.
![Mary Holm: How to turn a $20 a week saving into $165,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mary Holm: How to turn a $20 a week saving into $165,000
OPINION: But make sure you have emergency savings first.
![Kiwibank boss calls for end to OCR hikes as bank posts record profit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwibank boss calls for end to OCR hikes as bank posts record profit
Indebted businesses struggling more than those with mortgages.
![Diana Clement: How to spend nothing for a month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Diana Clement: How to spend nothing for a month
OPINION: Avoiding dining out or ditching single-use shopping items are just the start ...
![Cost of living crisis: ‘People up at night worrying’ as retirement savings dry up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cost of living crisis: ‘People up at night worrying’ as retirement savings dry up
Financial helpline says more people calling about KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals.
![ANZ lifts mortgage rates again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
ANZ lifts mortgage rates again
Some mortgage rates creep close to 8 per cent, while deposit rates hit 6 per cent.
![KiwiSaver members missing out on $23,000 each of government contributions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
KiwiSaver members missing out on $23,000 each of government contributions
Between July 2021 and June 2022, more than a million Kiwis missed out on 'free money'.
![Mary Holm: Cutting out buying coffees and lunch could save you up to $1m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mary Holm: Cutting out buying coffees and lunch could save you up to $1m
OPINION: And help! I put $300k in my KiwiSaver account and promptly lost $10,000.
![ASB boss: Interest rate pain will emerge over time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
ASB boss: Interest rate pain will emerge over time
Mortgage rates north of 6 per cent are yet to be felt by around half of ASB customers.
![Diana Clement: Why can’t banks be open about open banking?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Diana Clement: Why can’t banks be open about open banking?
OPINION: They have it in Australia and the UK but why not here?
![Kiwi entrepreneur offers millionaire deposit rates to first-home buyers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwi entrepreneur offers millionaire deposit rates to first-home buyers
Entrepreneur offers 'bank alternative' with latest venture Aera.
![Why being good with money is all about the little choices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why being good with money is all about the little choices
Financial adviser Lisa Dudson talks tackling debt and getting ahead.
![ASB boss calls for more coordination over climate challenge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
ASB boss calls for more coordination over climate challenge
Recent storm events have shown how inaccurate flood modelling is.
![Households' shrinking savings as rising living costs eat into disposable income](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Households' shrinking savings as rising living costs eat into disposable income
2022 predicted to be the first negative savings year for Kiwis since 2015.
![Kiwi Wealth CEO launches children’s money book](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwi Wealth CEO launches children’s money book
She hopes helping children be better with money will help them as adults.
![Editorial: GST plan on Kiwisaver fees implodes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: GST plan on Kiwisaver fees implodes
OPINION: Our editorial on the heated response to proposed GST charges on managed funds.
![Young adults more likely to have payment problems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Young adults more likely to have payment problems
A lack of a savings buffer is being blamed.