Automatic saving tips: How round-ups, Feijoa and Sharesies Investback work – Nadine Higgins
Round it up Technology has made spending dangerously frictionless – but it is also starting to offer easier…
Low-deposit home loans: What first-home buyers need to know before diving in – Nadine Higgins
The Reserve Bank doesn’t publish a breakdown of its low-LVR lending (I did ask for it), so that…
Why self-employed workers are falling behind in KiwiSaver – Nadine Higgins
Not only do they contribute less, but fewer also contribute at all. Just 44% of people who work…
How long should property investors hold on in the downturn? – Nadine Higgins
Like most financial decisions, psychology has as much to do with it as the numbers. Your brain focuses…
Superannuation debate: How means-testing could save billions – Nadine Higgins
Instead, almost 10 years later, we’re debating superannuation again. But now it costs almost a billion dollars a…
Why we keeping paying more, for less – Nadine Higgins
It’s when the service quietly deteriorates while the price stays the same. Or worse – you need to…
Who’s liable when AI gives bad financial advice? – Nadine Higgins
“They are trying to personalise their recommendations or their advice. You can talk to your money and ask…
How Simran Kaur hit her FIRE number at 29 and still chooses to work – Nadine Higgins
But Simran’s version of FIRE looks a lot different. She’s got a designer handbag (second hand). She wears…
Quitting your job in a tough economy: What to check before you resign – Nadine Higgins
In fact, as a generally cautious person, it’s radical stuff. But even at my most radical, I’m not…
KiwiSaver withdrawal rules need a major shake-up – Nadine Higgins
She was told that to improve her chances of survival, she should also have immune therapy – with…
Investment property: The hidden costs of being a landlord – Nadine Higgins
Property investment can be controversial – but under current lending and taxation settings, it’s a legitimate way many…
Why I’m aiming for ‘less’, rather than ‘more’ or ‘growth’, in 2026 – Nadine Higgins
The word I’ve chosen is ‘less’ (or, in some contexts, ‘fewer’ because grammatical correctness matters to me!) Given…